# Sabalenka holds off Noskova to keep US Open three-peat bid alive

https://mins.news/en/item/50348

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-08 19:48 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/8/sabalenka-holds-off-noskova-to-keep-us-open-three-peat-bid-alive?traffic_source=rss

> Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka rallied in the final-set tiebreak to defeat Linda Noskova 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 7-6 (10/7) and reach her sixth consecutive US Open semifinal. Sabalenka has now won 18 straight matches at Flushing Meadows.

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