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Sabalenka feels weight of three-peat in US Open final loss

Global Published 13 September 2026, 11:25 · archived 13 Sep 2026

NEW YORK: Aryna Sabalenka’s bid for a third straight US Open title ended in a 6-4 5-7 6-2 defeat by Elena Rybakina on Saturday, with ​the Belarusian saying the pressure of chasing a hat-trick of titles in ‌New York made it especially difficult to keep her emotions in check. While Rybakina maintained her trademark composure through the tense final, Sabalenka twice let her frustration spill over, firing a ball into the ​crowd and later breaking her racket as the match slipped away. “It’s really tough ​to control your emotions when you lose in the final of the ⁠Grand Slam and when you were trying...

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