Elena Rybakina is headed to the US Open semifinals and to the top of the women’s tennis rankings. Rybakina edged Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Wednesday, guaranteeing she will end Aryna Sabalenka’s 99-week reign atop the WTA rankings and become the new No. 1 on Monday.
American Coco Gauff fought off a couple match points in a tiebreaker and beat Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 in the US Open quarterfinals Wednesday, in what was the latest comeback to happen on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Gauff is into her seventh Grand Slam semifinal, where she will face No. 2 Elena Rybakina.
American Ben Shelton upset No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz oin a five-set thriller that lasted past 3:30 am local time in New York. Shelton earned one of the biggest victories of his career, winning 6-7, 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) at Arthur Ashe Stadium to secure his spot in the semis where he will face Frances Tiafoe.
No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula dropped the first set but recovered to down fellow American Emma Navarro 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 and reach the semis at the US Open on Tuesday. Pegula improved to 5-0 against Navarro and is into the final four at Flushing Meadows for the third straight year.
After going down two sets to fellow American Alex Michelson, No. 12 seeded Frances Tiafoe come back to win the next three sets, including a fifth-set tiebreaker to rally for a stunning victory in the quarter-finals of the US open.
Aryna Sabalenka kept her hopes alive for a third straight US Open championship by fighting off Linda Nosková 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) on Tuesday in a thrilling quarterfinal matchup of major champions. Sabalenka finished off the match with a second-serve ace to eliminate the Wimbledon champion and reach the semifinals in Flushing Meadows for the sixth straight year.
The US Open quarterfinals continues with an electric set of matchups from Arthur Ashe Stadium as an all-American showdown between Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro kicks off the night followed by defending champion Carlos Alcaraz taking on Ben Shelton.
Alexander Zverev put a slow start to his US Open campaign further behind him as the top-seeded German defeated Italian Luciano Darderi 6-2 6-2 7-6(3) to move into the quarter-finals.
Naomi Osaka's US Open run has come to an early close, with the No. 13 seed falling to No. 2 Elena Rybakina in a dominant straight sets win, 6-1, 6-4. Rybakina outplayed Osaka in nearly every category to advance to the next round.
Down 5-0 in the first set, Qinwen Zheng battled back against Iga Swiatek, taking down the number eight seed 7-5, 6-3 in straight sets to book a ticket into the quarterfinal.
2023 champion Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Iva Jovic 6-1, 6-4 to advance to her 12th Grand Slam quarter-final. Gauff will next face Mirra Andreeva, an opponent that Gauff has never lost to in five meetings.
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Luisa Stefani defeated Eri Hozumi and Andreja Klepac 6-0, 6-3 to advance to the women's doubles quarter-finals at the US Open.
Mirra Andreeva dropped the first set but recovered nicely to defeat Anastasia Potapova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 and secure her spot in the women's singles quarter-finals. Potapova required a medical timeout for a knee injury in the final game before succumbing to defeat.
Eighth-seeded Ben Shelton overpowered former world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to book a US Open quarter-final date with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.
No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula defeated No. 16 Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-4 to advance to her third straight US Open quarterfinals. The fourth round match took just 1 hour and 25 minutes.
American Frances Tiafoe defeated higher-seeded Daniil Medvedev in three sets 7-6, 6-4, 7-6, to book a spot in the quarter-finals of the US Open.
Carlos Alcaraz continued his US Open title defence by beating Tommy Paul in straight sets of 6-4, 6-3, 6-4, in the fourth round.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka proved to be too much to handle for American Taylor Townsend, as Sabalenka bested her in straight sets to cruise into the quarterfinals at the US Open.
Iva Jovic beat Alex Eala 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in a three-hour, three-set, back-and-forth showcase of two of tennis’ emerging young stars inside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday night.
Mirra Andreeva is on to the Round of 16 at the US Open after besting Nikola Bartunkova in straight sets, including a tough second set tiebreaker.
World No. 2 Elena Rybakina defeated Yuliia Starodubtseva 7-6, 6-3 to advance to the fourth round of the US Open for the first time in her career.
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