NEW QUEEN AND NO. 1 AT THE US OPEN: ELENA RYBAKINA

Tennis fans witnessed a breathtaking, almost legendary battle in the women's singles final of the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the season. Belarusian world star Aryna Sabalenka, who came to the tournament with the title of two-time consecutive champion to defend her trophy for the third time and make history, and the powerful Kazakh racket Elena Rybakina, who is absolutely at the peak of her form recently, took the iconic court for the championship. Elena Rybakina, who managed to defeat her opponent with sets of 6-4, 5-7, and 6-2 in this giant final that witnessed a great physical and mental struggle, achieved the first US Open championship of her career with a magnificent game. This historic and glorious victory went down in the records as the talented Kazakh tennis player's third Grand Slam trophy overall, following her 2022 Wimbledon and 2026 Australian Open triumphs. In addition to the championship, Rybakina, who had already guaranteed to rise to the top of the world rankings with the consistent points she collected throughout the season even before winning the tournament, will officially take over the World No. 1 title in the new list to be announced on Monday, declaring to the whole world that she is the new queen of women's tennis. Aryna Sabalenka, who took the court seeking her third consecutive victory and to maintain her dynasty but left defeated after a three-set war, will remain at her four career Grand Slam championships and continue her path as World No. 2 starting Monday.

Elena Rybakina 2 - 1 Aryna Sabalenka (6-4, 5-7, 6-2) ✅

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