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Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka emulated Serena Williams as she eventually overpowered American Taylor Townsend to reach a sixth straight US Open quarter-final.<\/b><\/p>\n
A topsy-turvy contest featured 10 breaks of serve, but Sabalenka recovered from 3-1 down in the second set to seal a 6-4 6-3 victory with a fifth consecutive game.<\/p>\n
It was the Belarusian’s 18th consecutive win at the tournament, extending her three-year unbeaten streak following back-to-back triumphs in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n
Sabalenka, 28, is the first woman to reach six consecutive singles quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows since American great Williams in 2016.<\/p>\n
Six-time champion Williams was also the last player to win three US Open titles in a row, and Sabalenka is now three wins from matching that feat.<\/p>\n
She will face Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova for a semi-final place, after the Czech sixth seed required six match points to overcome Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in a rollercoaster 7-5 5-7 6-4 win.<\/p>\n
Despite the straightforward scoreline this was a tricky match which required a resilient display from Sabalenka, who also had the vast majority of the crowd against her.<\/p>\n
In that context this was an impressive victory for the four-time major winner, who has not always managed to maintain her composure in similarly testing scenarios.<\/p>\n
“I was just trying to stay focused on myself, not only point by point but ball by ball,” Sabalenka said.<\/p>\n
“I’m happy I was able to turn around the second set, I think it was a key moment.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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