Sabalenka holds off Noskova to keep US Open three-peat bid alive

Aryna Sabalenka edges Linda Noskova to keep alive hopes of a third straight US Open title.Published On 8 Sep 20268 Sep 2026Two-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.Sabalenka triumphed 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 7-6 (10/7) over the 21-year-old Wimbledon champion, striking 42 winners but converting just two of her nine break point chances against the resilient Czech in a fierce duel on Arthur Ashe Stadium.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Lights, camera, action: Irksome influencers at the US Open are here to staylist 2 of 4Carlos Alcarez beats Tommy Paul to win 18th straight Grand Slam matchlist 3 of 4Top seed Aryna Sabalenka beats American Taylor Townsend in straight setslist 4 of 4Sabalenka interrupts US Open match against Rakhimova over cannabis smellend of listTrailing 4-2 in the third, Sabalenka appeared headed for another Grand Slam disappointment in a season in which she has so far been unable to add to her stash of four major titles.Clearly frustrated, Sabalenka nevertheless regrouped and broke Noskova to love to pull level at 4-4. They hurtled to t...