Rybakina tops Osaka, sets US Open quarter-final clash with Zheng
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September 7, 2026
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — World number two Elena Rybakina swept past four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-4 on Monday to line up a United States (US) Open quarter-final against China’s Zheng Qinwen.
Kazakhstan’s Rybakina, who added the Australian Open title to her 2022 Wimbledon crown this year, is into the US Open last eight for the first time in her career.
The meeting with 2024 Olympic gold medallist Zheng will carry extra weight. If Rybakina reaches the semi-finals, she is assured of supplanting Aryna Sabalenka atop the world rankings, even if the Belarusian wins her third straight US Open title.
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