Elena Rybakina ends Aryna Sabalenka's bid for third straight US Open title
Elena Rybakina claimed her first US Open title and the world No. 1 ranking by ending Aryna Sabalenka's 19-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows.
TL;DR
- Elena Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title by defeating Aryna Sabalenka.
- Rybakina will replace Sabalenka as the world No. 1 in the women's tennis rankings.
- This is Rybakina's second Grand Slam title, adding to her 2022 Wimbledon win.
- Sabalenka's 19-match winning streak at the U.S. Open was ended by this loss.
- Rybakina, born in Russia and representing Kazakhstan, needs a French Open title to complete a career Grand Slam.