Context: The US Open run that preceded Elena Rybakina’s rise to the top of the WTA rankings
Before the Tokyo tournament, Elena Rybakina won the US Open after a final contested in New York against Aryna Sabalenka, whom she defeated 6-4, 5-7, 6-2. The match lasted two hours and 21 minutes, and the victory brought the Kazakh her third Grand Slam title of her career. Rybakina had previously won Wimbledon (2022) and the Australian Open (at the beginning of the year), also with Sabalenka in the final.
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