Elena Rybakina beats Aryna Sabalenka to seal dramatic US Open title triumph
Kazakhstani Elena Rybakina won the US Open women's singles title, overcoming Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in a three‑set final. Rybakina claimed the first set 6‑4, lost the second 5‑7, and sealed the match with a 6‑2 third set. The triumph gave her a second Grand Slam crown, her first since Wimbledon 2022, on the hard courts of Flushing Meadows.