{"id":262667,"date":"2026-09-12T22:56:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T22:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/12\/elena-rybakina-wins-2026-u-s-open-defeating-aryna-sabalenka-in-the-final\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T22:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T22:56:04","slug":"elena-rybakina-wins-2026-u-s-open-defeating-aryna-sabalenka-in-the-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/12\/elena-rybakina-wins-2026-u-s-open-defeating-aryna-sabalenka-in-the-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Elena Rybakina Wins 2026 U.S. Open, Defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the Final"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Elena Rybakina<\/strong><\/a> is the 2026 U.S. Open<\/em><\/strong> women\u2019s champion!<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old tennis star defeated Aryna Sabalenka<\/strong><\/a> 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the women\u2019s singles final on Saturday (September 12) at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.<\/p>\n

The victory caps off an incredible Grand Slam season for Elena<\/strong>, who also defeated Aryna<\/strong> in the Australian Open final back in January. She previously won Wimbledon in 2022.<\/p>\n

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Elena<\/strong> and Aryna <\/strong>have developed one of the biggest rivalries in women\u2019s tennis, with Saturday\u2019s match marking their 18th meeting at the senior level. Aryna <\/strong>entered the final with a narrow 10-7 advantage in their career head-to-head record.<\/p>\n

Their history on the biggest stages includes Aryna <\/strong>defeating Elena <\/strong>in the 2023 Australian Open final before Elena got her revenge in Melbourne earlier this year.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s victory also comes as Elena <\/strong>prepares to take over the world No. 1 ranking from Aryna on Monday, ending her rival\u2019s 99-week run at the top.<\/p>\n

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Aryna<\/strong>, 28, was looking to win her third consecutive U.S. Open title after taking home the trophy in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n

This marked Elena<\/strong>\u2019s first U.S. Open final after never previously advancing beyond the fourth round. She now adds the trophy to a Grand Slam r\u00e9sum\u00e9 that includes titles at Wimbledon and the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

See more photos of Elena Rybakina celebrating her victory\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Credit: Getty Elena Rybakina is the 2026 U.S. Open women\u2019s champion! The 27-year-old tennis star defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in the women\u2019s singles final on Saturday (September 12) at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City. The victory caps off an incredible Grand Slam season for Elena, who also defeated Aryna in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":262668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-262667","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-lifestyle"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/262668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}