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Sabalenka beats Townsend to reach US Open quarterfinals

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka defeated American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-3 to reach the US Open quarterfinals.
  • Sabalenka has not dropped a set at the tournament and remains in contention for a third consecutive US Open title.
  • She will retain the WTA top ranking after New York only if she wins the title and Elena Rybakina loses before the semifinals.

Aryna Sabalenka moved into the US Open quarterfinals with a straight-sets victory over American Taylor Townsend as she continued her pursuit of a third consecutive title.

The world No. 1 defeated the 46th-ranked Townsend 6-4, 6-3 despite strong support for the local player on New York’s center court. The opening set began with five consecutive breaks, but Sabalenka prevailed in a tense contest.

Townsend led 3-1 in the second set before Sabalenka recovered and prevented the atmosphere from turning further against her. “She is an incredible player. She was very focused, and it was very challenging to face her, especially here,” Sabalenka said. She also thanked the crowd, saying, “I knew they were going to be on her side, but I did not know they were going to be so respectful to me.”

She is an incredible player. She was very focused, and it was very challenging to face her, especially here.

· Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka praised Taylor Townsend after defeating her in front of a home crowd.

Sabalenka has yet to lose a set in the tournament. She is also defending her WTA No. 1 ranking against several challengers, especially Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina. To leave New York as the top-ranked player, Sabalenka must win the title and Rybakina must be eliminated before the semifinals.

Sabalenka’s quarterfinal opponent will come from the match between Czech player Linda Noskova, described in the article as the Wimbledon champion, and Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk.

I knew they were going to be on her side, but I did not know they were going to be so respectful to me.

· Aryna SabalenkaShe thanked the New York crowd for its conduct during the match.
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Originally published by ABC Color 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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