Rybakina wins US Open to inflict further pain on Sabalenka

Rybakina claims New York win few predicted Elena Rybakina had never gone past the US Open fourth round until this year Rybakina rarely shows emotion on the court, but there was a brief flash of a smile as she clinched her second major victory of an outstanding 2026 season.

Emotional Sabalenka falls short in another major final Sabalenka was aiming to become only the third woman in the Open era - after Chris Evert and Serena Williams - to win three US Open singles titles in a row The chance to beat the woman who had taken her number one ranking was extra motivation for Sabalenka.

Elena Rybakina demonstrated why she is the best women's player in the world by beating two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win her first US Open title.