Sabalenka conquers Noskova in US Open thriller

"I was pushing myself to the limit, especially in the third set."I honestly thought that was it, the match was over, and that's what helped me to feel loose and go for my shots," added the Belarusian star, who trailed 4-2 in the third set after coughing up two double faults in the fifth game to surrender a break of serve.Sabalenka will face a familiar opponent in the semi-final in….

I wasn't exactly serving my best and I was fighting a lot of demons out there today."Pegula improved to 5-0 against Navarro, a former world number eight who is on the rise after an extended break to focus on health issues, winning her first title in more than a year at Strasbourg in May.Sabalenka beat Pegula in the 2024 US Open final — still the American's only appearance in a….

Second-ranked Elena Rybakina can grab the top spot if she beats Zheng Qinwen in their quarter-final on Wednesday.The victory was Sabalenka's first win over a top-10 player since she beat Coco Gauff in the Miami final in March.That was her third title of 2026, but Sabalenka has struggled since, exiting early at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon.American 11th seed Frances Tiafoe also had to go the distance, rallying from two….

He served for the match at 5-4 in the third."He gave me some gifts, a couple of double faults there," Tiafoe said.

"But then I slowly started to get my rhythm there, snuck out third set and slowly started playing better and better."But he is a hell of a player," Tiafoe added of Michelsen, who wept in Tiafoe's arms as they met at the net after four hours and 38 minutes.

"He should have easily won today."Tiafoe rolled through the fourth set, and when Michelsen responded Tiafoe refused to fold, battling back to force the decider and reach the semi-finals in Flushing Meadows for the third time in five years.Alcaraz faces his toughest test of the tournament in Shelton, who said he expects the Spaniard to be at full strength despite the fact that the seven-time Grand Slam champion is playing….

The top seed wins 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 7-6 (10/7) to set up semi-final showdown with Pegula.