Sabalenka battles past Townsend to set up Noskova US Open quarter-final

Reigning champion beats Townsend in straight sets Linda Noskova defeats Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 Aryna Sabalenka’s US Open title defence continued to gather steam as she returned to the quarter‑finals at Flushing Meadows with a solid performance and an assured victory, defeating Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-3. This was a challenging match despite the routine scoreline, with Sabalenka failing initially to serve out the first set, trailing 1-3 in set two and dropping serve four times. But she handled the decisive moments with composure, rolling through the final five games of the match to advance against the American. Continue reading...

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Sabalenka battles past Townsend to set up Noskova US Open quarter-final

Reigning champion beats Townsend in straight sets
Linda Noskova defeats Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 5-7, 6-4

Aryna Sabalenka’s US Open title defence continued to gather steam as she returned to the quarter‑finals at Flushing Meadows with a solid performance and an assured victory, defeating Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-3.

This was a challenging match despite the routine scoreline, with Sabalenka failing initially to serve out the first set, trailing 1-3 in set two and dropping serve four times. But she handled the decisive moments with composure, rolling through the final five games of the match to advance against the American.

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