US Open 2026 Results: Elena Rybakina Sweeps Aside Naomi Osaka to Close in on World Number One Ranking – BBC Sport
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Rybakina sweeps past Osaka to reach quarter-finals of the US Open and close in on becoming world number one.
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Image caption: Elena Rybakina is a two-time Grand Slam champion
By Paul Battison, BBC Sport Journalist
Published 4 hours ago
Elena Rybakina swept aside two-time champion Naomi Osaka to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open and close in on becoming world number one.
The Kazakh second seed overpowered 13th seed Osaka to win 6-1 6-4 on Louis Armstrong Stadium, setting up a quarter-final against China’s Zheng Qinwen.
Rybakina will become world number one for the first time if she wins her last-eight tie in New York—even if top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka goes on to defend her title.
Reigning Olympic champion Zheng came from 5-0 down in the first set of her fourth-round match to beat former champion Iga Swiatek.
"Of course I want [the number one ranking]," Rybakina said. "I don’t know anyone who won’t want this. I tried to approach it the same way and do everything I can, and fight to the end of my next match."
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