arina sabalenka ne us open mein mahila singles tennis tournament ke quarterfinal mein linda noskova ko harakar jeet haasil ki, jo new york mein usta billie jean king national tennis center par ho raha hai. is jeet ne do baar title defend karne wali khiladi ko us open par trophy jeetne ki apni sambhavnaon ko banaye rakhne diya.
mangalwar ko hue match mein, sabalenka ne wimbledon ki 21 saal ki champion ko 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 7-6 (10/7) ke score se hara diya. match arthur ash stadium mein hua, jahan world number one ne eighth seed american ben shelton ka saamna kiya, aur men's title defender carlos alcaraz shaam ke antim match mein khel rahe the.
jeet ke baad, sabalenka ne janata se kaha: 'kaisa muqabla tha. maine apni saari shaktiyan nikaal di, khaaskar teesre set mein. mujhe sach mein laga tha ki yeh ant hai, aur isi ne mujhe zyada azaad mehsoos karne aur balls par hamla karne mein madad ki.'
belarus ki is khiladi ne, jo paanchve game mein do double errors ke baad teesre set mein 4-2 se peeche thi, gati ko phir se sthapit karne mein safal rahi. semifinal mein sabalenka ka saamna jessica pegula se hoga, jisne pehle emma navarro ko 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 se haraaya tha.
pehle sabalenka ne 2024 us open final mein pegula ko haraaya tha, jo american khiladi ka grand slam title match mein ekmatra hissa tha, aur pichle saal woh use semifinal mein bhi haraayi thi.
bhale hi season ab tak unhe apne chaar titles ke alawa koi anya bada trophy na mila ho, sabalenka ne nirasha ke baad khud ko sambhala aur noskova se bina kisi galti ke game jeet kar score ko 4-4 par barabar kiya. phir ve nishchit tie-break par chale gaye, jahan sabalenka, pehle do points haarne ke baad, wapas aayi aur apne doosre serve se ek saahasi ace shot ke zariye jeet sunishchit kiya.
noskova ne sabalenka par 18 aces aur 46 jeete hue shots maare, jabki sabalenka ne 42 jeete hue shots jama kiye, aur pehli khiladi bani jo tournament ke dauran sabalenka se set le sakti thi.
sabalenka ne flushing meadows mein lagataar 18 matches jeete hain aur apni world number one status ko banaye rakhne ke liye is series ko jaari rakhna chahiye, jise woh october 2024 se banaaye rakhi hai. lekin yahan tak ki title bhi yeh sunishchit nahi kar sakta, kyunki doosri ranked elena rybakina pehla sthan le sakti hai agar woh budhwar ko quarterfinal mein zhen qinwen ko haraati hai.
yeh jeet maiami mein march mein coco garf ko harane ke baad sabalenka ki top-10 player ke khilaaf pehli safalta thi. yeh 2026 mein unka teesra title hai, lekin tab se unhe roland garros aur wimbledon mein jaldi charan mein hatne ke karan mushkilat ka samna karna pada.
american 11th seed francis tiafo ne bhi ek kathin match se guzra, do set peeche hone ke baad aur paanchve set mein 3-0 ki kami ko door karke apne 22 saal ke desh-saathi alex mishelsen ko 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (10/6) se haraaya.
rating mein 46th sthan par maujood mishelsen ne bina kisi set ke haar ke apna pehla grand slam quarterfinal pahuncha. usne teesre set mein 5-4 ke score par match point diya tha. tiafo ne kaha: 'usne mujhe kuch tohfe diye, wahan par kuch double errors. lekin phir main dheere-dheere apna rhythm dhoondhne laga, teesra set paar kar liya aur dheere-dheere behtar khelne laga.'
tiafo ne yeh bhi joda ki mishelsen 'bahut achha khiladi' hai, jo chaar ghante aur 38 minute ke match ke baad tiafo ki baahon mein roya. tiafo ne chauthe set mein vishwas ke saath khelna jari rakha, aur jab mishelsen ne jawab diya, to tiafo ne haarne se inkaar kar diya, nishchit set ke liye ladai ladi aur paanch saal mein teesri baar flushing meadows ke semifinal mein pahuncha.
woh ya to alcaraz se ya shelton se milega. shelton ne kaha ki usse ummeed hai ki spanish khiladi poori tarah se fit hoga, bhale hi saat baar grand slam champion ghutne ki dahini kalai ki chot se theek hone ke char mahine se zyada baad apna pehla tournament khel raha ho.