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Tennis player, Aryna Sabalenka
World number one and defending champion, Aryna Sabalenka, remains on course to successfully defend her US Open title.
The Belarusian advanced to the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows following a 6-1, 6-4 victory over the unseeded Spaniard, Cristina Bucsa. Ninth seed, Elena Rybakina, has been knocked out.
The Kazakhstani, who reached the semifinal at the Cincinnati Open late last month, was beaten in three sets by Czech Marketa Vondrousova. The 2023 Wimbledon champion recorded a 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 victory.
The dream run of American doubles specialist, Taylor Townsend, has come to an end. Two-time Grand Slam champion, Barbora Krejikova of the Czech Republic, who is unseeded at the US Open, beat the 29-year-old 1-6, 7-6, 6-3 to book her place in the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, in the men’s singles, former world number one, Novak Djokovic, rolled back the years and hit top form in his fourth round match against qualifier, Jan-Lennard Struff.
The 38-year-old, hoping for a record 25th Grand Slam singles title in New York, brushed aside the German in an hour and 49 minutes — the score 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.
The Serb will play American fourth seed, Taylor Fritz, for a place in the semifinals. Fritz had a straight-sets victory over Tomas Machac of Czechia in the fourth round.
