NEW YORK (USA) (ITALPRESS) – Elena Rybakina will be the new number one in the world. The 27-year-old kazaka beats Chinese, coming from qualifying, Qinwen Zheng and accesses the semi-finals of the Us Open 2026. 3-6 6-1 6-4, in two hours and 14 minutes of play, the score in favor of Rybakina, which in the live Wta ranking rises at 8690, more than the maximum points that can reach New York Aryna Sabalenka (8575), which will lose the top of the ranking after almost two years. In the semifinal Rybakina will face Coco Gauff. The American, number 4 of the board, beats the Russian Mirra Andreeva after two hours and 21 minutes of play. 2-6 7-6(7) 6-2 the score in favor of the class 2004 American, which will play a place in the final with Elena Rybakina, second force of the billboard in Flushing Meadows and hunting for the second title Major of the season. Great chance wasted by Andreeva, who had a match point in the tie-break of the second set. Between the night and the morning of Wednesday, Carlos Alcaraz surrendered to Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals. The Spanish, defending champion and returning four months after the injury to the right arm, gave the tie-break of the fifth set after four hours and 28 minutes of play and almost four in the morning (local time). 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6(8) score in favour of Shelton, who had the best in the final head with number three of the world. A few stomach and wrist problems between fourth and fifth sets for Alcaraz, which pushed the cameras away at the field changeover while having vomiting cones during the changeover. The Spanish returns to lose a Slam game in the fifth set after more than four years: the score was 15 wins and 1 defeat, remedied against Matteo Berrettini at the Australian Open 2026. In the semi-final Ben Shelton will see it with Frances Tiafoe in a hot star derby and stripes. The US’s horny comeback, which recovers two sets and a drawback break to the compatriot Alex Michelsen and then tick it to the match tie-break. Under 7-5 6-3 5-4, the serial number 11 head is saved and takes a place in the semifinals having the best with the score of 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6(6) in four hours and 41 minutes of play.– Photo Ipa Agency –(ITALPRESS).
