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US Open Day Eight

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka opened fourth-round play against Taylor Townsend, while Carlos Alcaraz, Ben Shelton and Jessica Pegula were also scheduled.

  • On Sunday, defending champion Aryna Sabalenka faced Taylor Townsend in a round of 16 match at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on the eighth day of the U.S. Open.
  • Sabalenka secured a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Townsend, advancing past her opponent with dominant play to maintain her title defense at the Open.
  • The tournament continued at Flushing Meadows with elite players competing across multiple courts for advancement to the quarter-finals and beyond.
  • Concurrent Sunday matchups featured 20-seeded Tommy Paul against 2-seeded Carlos Alcaraz and 7-seeded Daniil Medvedev facing 11-seeded Frances Tiafoe on other courts.
  • Sabalenka's quarter-final berth positions her as a primary contender in the wide-open field at the Open, where defending her title remains achievable.
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The world number one defeated Townsend (ranked 46th) 6-4, 6-3, unfazed by the support of the crowd at New York's center court for the popular local player. Sabalenka prevailed in a tense first set, which began with five consecutive breaks. In the second set, she found herself down 3-1, but rallied in time to prevent the atmosphere from turning against her too much on the world's biggest court. "Townsend is an incredible player. She was very fo…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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World number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka defeated American Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-3 in the fourth round of the US Open.

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NEW YORK (ANP) - Aryna Sabalenka has reached the quarterfinals of the US Open. The top-seeded tennis player from Belarus defeated American Taylor Townsend in two sets in New York: 6-4 6-3. Sabalenka won the US Open for the past two years. In the quarterfinal, she will face the...

Taylor Townsend lost to Arena Sobolenko in the fourth round of Major's game ♪ Tennis at Sport.ua

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