Kazakhstan's top-ranked women's tennis player Elena Rybakina has become the champion of the 2026 US Open. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
In the US Open final, the tennis player faced Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. The match ended with Rybakina's victory by the final score of 6:4, 5:7, 6:2. The players spent 2 hours and 23 minutes on court.
During this time, Elena made 12 aces, committed five double faults, and converted three of 12 break points.
Thus, Rybakina became a US Open champion for the first time in her career. The title in New York was Elena's third in Grand Slam singles.
The Kazakhstani tennis player won her first trophy in this category at Wimbledon in 2022. At the beginning of 2026, she became the Australian Open champion, and now she has added the US Open title to her collection. Starting from September 14, Elena Rybakina will become the world's No. 1 player.