Aryna Sabalenka fought back from the brink to defeat Linda Noskova in a third-set tiebreak, advancing to the US Open semifinals and keeping her No. 1 ranking alive

Aryna Sabalenka kept alive her hopes for a third straight U.S. Open championship by fighting off Linda Noskova 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a thrilling quarterfinal matchup of major champions

NEW YORK — Aryna Sabalenka thought it was all slipping away. Her US Open title reign and her lengthy hold on the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis were just about gone. Then Sabalenka proved she’s not giving any of it up without a fight.

Linda Noskova was forced to serve while sun was giving way to shadows in a key moment of her US Open loss to Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday after a delay caused the roof above Arthur Ashe Stadium to not finish adjusting in time.

Linda Nosková was the first competitor to take a set off Aryna Sabalenka at the 2026 U.S. Open.

Linda Noskova has moved from being a quiet name in the US Open draw to a real threat to Aryna Sabalenka’s title defense. The sixth-seeded Czech reached her first US Open quarterfinal by beating Marta Kostyuk 7-5,

Aryna Sabalenka edges Linda Noskova to keep alive hopes of a third straight US Open title. Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka rallied in the final set to beat Linda Noskova in a match tiebreaker on Tuesday and reach a sixth straight US Open semifinal.

Aryna Sabalenka mantuvo vivas sus esperanzas de conquistar un tercer campeonato consecutivo del Abierto de Estados Unidos al resistir para vencer el martes por 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) a

It seemed for some time that Aryna Sabalenka would be consumed by the rage and anxiety that has smothered her for so much of this year. At 2-2 in the final set of her brutal quarter-final against Linda Noskova,

Linda Noskova was made to serve as sunlight gave way to shadows during a key stage of her US Open quarterfinal loss to Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday, after a delay meant the roof above Arthur Ashe Stadium could not finish adjusting in time.

She had just squandered two match points in the fourth round of the U.S. Open, and the crowd inside Louis Armstrong Stadium began to roar. So Linda Nosková, a 21-year-old rising star from the Czech Republic, used a simple strategy to regroup.