{"id":16751,"date":"2026-09-03T17:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/us-open-2026-results-aryna-sabalenka-continues-title-defence-with-one-of-the-quickest-grand-slam-wins-of-her-career\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T17:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T17:25:43","slug":"us-open-2026-results-aryna-sabalenka-continues-title-defence-with-one-of-the-quickest-grand-slam-wins-of-her-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/us-open-2026-results-aryna-sabalenka-continues-title-defence-with-one-of-the-quickest-grand-slam-wins-of-her-career\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open 2026 results: Aryna Sabalenka continues title defence with one of the quickest Grand Slam wins of her career"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aryna Sabalenka blows a kiss to the US Open crowd \" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/2560\/cpsprodpb\/28ee\/live\/98c7d600-a733-11f1-b2fc-b90b4b6e44c1.jpg\"\/>Image source, Getty Images<figcaption>Image caption, <\/p>\n<p>Aryna Sabalenka is bidding to become only the third woman to win three successive US Open titles, following Chris Evert (1975-78) and Serena Williams (2012-2014)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/topics\/crm3j119x37t\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>BBC Sport tennis news reporter<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published<time datetime=\"2026-09-03T02:21:11.552Z\">3 September 2026, 03:21 BST<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka earned one of the quickest Grand Slam wins of her career with a 53-minute pummelling of US Open debutant Polina Iatcenko in the second round.<\/p>\n<p>However, the world number one did not look entirely happy even as she swept aside Iatcenko &#8211; then had a spiky exchange with a reporter in her post-match news conference. <\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka took umbrage with what she perceived to be a suggestion from a reporter that she had been attending &quot;lots of parties&quot; in the build-up to the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;What kind of question is that? Just because I posted some activities with brands, you think that I&#039;ve been partying [and] not training?&quot; countered Sabalenka.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if she was &quot;getting serious&quot; now the tournament was under way, she said: &quot;Oh yeah, I wasn&#039;t serious before that. Next question.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka, 28, is aiming to win her first major title of a strange season where she has enjoyed spectacular success but is now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/tennis\/articles\/c4glzvq3pzno\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">looking to recover from a recent dip.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coasting to a 6-1 6-1 victory over 22-year-old qualifier Iatcenko did not offer a true test of where Sabalenka&#039;s level is.<\/p>\n<p>But the ruthless manner in which she secured victory will certainly boost confidence as she looks to complete a rare &#039;three-peat&#039; of US Open titles.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I&#039;m happy with the level I played, happy with the focus and happy to be through this match,&quot; said Sabalenka, who will play Uzbekistan&#039;s Kamilla Rakhimova in the third round.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<h2>To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.<\/h2>\n<p>This video can not be played<\/p><figcaption>Figure caption, <\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka hits out at &#039;joke&#039; journalist after question over partying<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/tennis\/articles\/cjdv3gxl5zgo\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\n<p>Boulter wins one game in 58-minute US Open defeat<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published18 hours ago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/tennis\/articles\/c5yd4rz7zv6o\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\n<p>Birds stop play but Medvedev flies into third round <\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published19 hours ago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sabalenka knows she must the lift the trophy in New York again to stand any chance of preventing Elena Rybakina taking her position at the top of the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Sabalenka does retain the title, Rybakina would still rise to the summit by reaching the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka losing the top spot seemed unthinkable after a storming start to the season, reaching the Australian Open final and winning the Indian Wells and Miami titles back-to-back.<\/p>\n<p>Losing to Rybakina in Melbourne was Sabalenka&#039;s only defeat in her first 27 matches of 2026. After completing the Sunshine Double, her win-loss record  leading into the US Open dropped to 17-7 and she has only reached one WTA semi-final in the past five months.<\/p>\n<p>Before the final Grand Slam of the season, Sabalenka admitted she had been &quot;dealing with several things&quot; in a period which she knows was far below her best.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka&#039;s pace and power was too much for world number 160 Iatcenko, who managed just three winners compared to the 24 put away by the top seed. <\/p>\n<p>Iatcenko looked a bundle of nerves in the biggest match of her career, but composed herself to get on the scoreboard for 5-1 and immediately broke out into a relieved smile.<\/p>\n<p>It was merely respite as Sabalenka held to love in fewer than 90 seconds to clinch the opening set.<\/p>\n<p>Despite only being on court for 24 minutes, Iatchenko decided she wanted a bathroom break to change her kit &#8211; but more likely for a mental reset than anything else.<\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka kept loose while she waited by practising her serves and maintained her rhythm as she surged a double break ahead for 3-0 in the second set.<\/p>\n<p>It was not all plain-sailing for Sabalenka as she lost serve in a sloppy fourth game, but reasserted her authority with two more breaks as Iatchenko was taught a harsh lesson. <\/p>\n<p>The Russian can console herself with the knowledge she has gained valuable experience against the world number one on the biggest court on the planet &#8211; and a bumper paycheck.<\/p>\n<p>Coming into the US Open, she had earned $300,000 (\u00a3220,000) in her career but takes another $190,000 home from New York to reinvest into her future.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Wednesday, third seed Pegula continued her quest for a maiden Grand Slam singles title with a comfortable victory over fellow American Sofia Kenin.<\/p>\n<p>Pegula also has a shot of replacing Sabalenka as world number one if she wins the title, as does fourth seed Coco Gauff, and kept her dream alive with a 6-3 6-1 win.<\/p>\n<p>There were also straight-set wins for Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, SW19 runner-up Karolina Muchova, two-time major semi-finalist Marta Kostyuk and teenage American sensation Iva Jovic as the pattern of few shocks in the women&#039;s draw over the opening two rounds continued.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/tennis\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tennis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More on this story<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/tennis\/scores-and-schedule\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\n<p>Live scores, results and order of play<\/p>\n<p><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Some tennis balls\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/541\/cpsprodpb\/be82\/live\/de97e2d0-5508-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg\"\/><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/articles\/cl5q9dk9jl3o\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\n<p>Get tennis news sent straight to your phone<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published6 days ago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BBC Sport microphone and phone\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/815\/cpsprodpb\/b2c7\/live\/922d6170-544c-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Aryna Sabalenka is bidding to become only the third woman to win three successive US Open titles, following Chris Evert (1975-78) and Serena Williams (2012-2014)<br \/>\nByBBC Sport tennis news reporterPublished3 September 2026, 03:21 BSTTwo-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka earned one of the quickest Grand Slam wins of her career with a 53-minute pummelling of US Open debutant Polina Iatcenko in the second round.<br \/>\nHowever, the world number one did not look entirely happy even as she swept aside Iatcenko &#8211; then had a spiky exchange with a reporter in her post-match news conference.<br \/>\nSabalenka took umbrage with what she perceived to be a suggestion from a reporter that she had been attending &#8220;lots of parties&#8221; in the build-up to the US Open.<br \/>\n&#8220;What kind of question is that? Just because I posted some activities with brands, you think that I&#8217;ve been partying [and] not training?&#8221; countered Sabalenka.<br \/>\nAsked if she was &#8220;getting serious&#8221; now the tournament..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turkeynews24.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}