Tennis-Rybakina beats qualifier Zheng to reach US Open semis and secure no. 1 spot网球——莱巴金娜击败资格赛选手郑，晋级美网半决赛并锁定世界第一宝座
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Second seed Elena Rybakina ended Chinese qualifier Zheng Qinwen's stirring U.S. Open run with a 3-6 6-1 6-4 victory on Wednesday, advancing to the semi-finals and securing the world number one ranking for the first time.
Tennis - U.S. Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - September 9, 2026 Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina celebrates winning her quarter final match against China's Qinwen Zheng IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Robert Deutsch
NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Second seed Elena Rybakina ended Chinese qualifier Zheng Qinwen's stirring U.S. Open run with a 3-6 6-1 6-4 victory on Wednesday, advancing to the semi-finals and securing the world number one ranking for the first time.
The Australian Open winner, who will replace Aryna Sabalenka at the top of the rankings when they are updated after the tournament, recovered from a slow start and struck 20 winners as she gradually broke down Zheng’s resistance.
Olympic championZheng, forced to go through qualifying after a chronic elbow injury disrupted her career, wrote a fine comeback story in New York and exited the court to applause from the crowd.
Rybakina will next play either fifth seedMirra Andreeva or 2023 winner Coco Gauff.
Zheng saved five break points in a marathon ninth game before closing out the opening set, but her level dipped in the second set as the Australian Open winner grabbed the momentum. Zheng produced only one winner in the set, compared with 10 from her opponent.
Zheng had done some of her best work in New York when her back was against the wall and she saved three break points in the penultimate game of the third set, but Rybakina’s pressure finally told as Zheng surrendered the decisive break with a double fault.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New YorkEditing by Toby Davis)
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网球——美国网球公开赛——美国纽约法拉盛草地网球场——2026年9月9日，哈萨克斯坦选手埃琳娜·莱巴金娜庆祝战胜中国选手郑琴文赢得四分之一决赛。（图片来自路透社/罗伯特·德意志）
纽约，9 月 9 日（路透社）——周三，二号种子埃琳娜·莱巴金娜以 3-6 6-1 6-4 的比分战胜中国资格赛选手郑沁雯，终结了郑沁雯在美网公开赛上的激动人心的征程，晋级半决赛，并首次登上世界第一的宝座。
澳网冠军将在赛后排名更新时取代阿丽娜·萨巴伦卡登上世界第一的宝座。她在开局慢热的情况下奋起直追，打出 20 个制胜分，逐渐瓦解了郑的抵抗。
奥运冠军郑秀妍因长期肘伤影响职业生涯，被迫参加资格赛，在纽约上演了一场精彩的复出之战，并在观众的掌声中离开了赛场。
莱巴金娜的下一轮对手将是五号种子米拉·安德烈耶娃或2023年冠军科科·高芙。
郑泫在第九局马拉松式的鏖战中挽救了五个破发点，最终拿下首盘。但第二盘她的状态有所下滑，澳网冠军逐渐掌控了比赛节奏。郑泫在第二盘仅打出一个制胜分，而对手则轰出了10个。
郑在纽约时，在背水一战的情况下发挥出了最佳水平，她在第三盘倒数第二局挽救了三个破发点，但莱巴金娜的压力最终奏效，郑以双误丢掉了决定性的破发点。
（纽约 Amy Tennery 报道，Toby Davis 编辑）
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