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Aryna Sabalenka survives fierce battle to reach US Open semifinals

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Aryna Sabalenka defeated Linda Noskova in three sets to reach the US Open semifinals.
  • Sabalenka won the first-set tiebreak 7-1, dropped the second set 6-3, and then recovered after Noskova took a 4-2 lead in the deciding set.
  • The Belarusian entered the match as the WTA’s top-ranked player.

Aryna Sabalenka had to fight through an exhausting three-set battle on Arthur Ashe Stadium before securing a place in the US Open semifinals.

The Belarusian, ranked No. 1 by the WTA, started aggressively against Linda Noskova and quickly moved 3-0 ahead. Noskova fought back to level the first set at 5-5 and forced a tiebreak, but Sabalenka held firm and took it 7-1.

The match changed sharply in the second set. Noskova raised her level while Sabalenka became more erratic and surrendered ground on serve. Strong play from the baseline helped the Czech convert the breaks she needed to level the match with a decisive 6-3 set.

Tension dominated the final set. Noskova struck first again and moved 4-2 ahead, but Sabalenka drew on her experience to recover. The supplied report ends as she begins that comeback.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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