Elena Rybakina ends Aryna Sabalenka's bid for third straight US Open title
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Key Points:
- Elena Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title by defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, moving closer to completing a career Grand Slam.
- Rybakina, who will become the new No. 1 in the women's tennis rankings next week, also won the Australian Open earlier this year, both times beating Sabalenka on hard courts.
- Sabalenka entered the final with a 19-match winning streak at the U.S. Open and was aiming to win her third consecutive title, a feat last achieved by Serena Williams from 2012-14.
- This final marked the third U.S. Open women's final since 2000 between the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds and the first time the No. 2 seed won, with previous wins by top seed Serena Williams.
- Rybakina, born in Russia but representing Kazakhstan, won Wimbledon in 2022 and aims to complete a career Grand Slam with a future French Open win; the men's final will feature Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev.
