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Aryna Sabalenka overcomes Linda Noskova and keeps her aspirations of clinching a third consecutive title at the US Open fully intact.

Aryna Sabalenka overcomes Linda Noskova and keeps her aspirations of clinching a third consecutive title at the US Open fully intact.

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September 8th, 2026

Aryna Sabalenka overcomes Linda Noskova and keeps her aspirations of clinching a third consecutive title at the US Open fully intact.

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Aryna Sabalenka glimpsed how everything was slipping through her fingers: her hegemony at the US Open and her protracted dominion over the apex of women's tennis hung by a thread, teetering on the very brink of extinction.

Aryna Sabalenka vislumbró cómo se le escapaba todo de las manos: su hegemonía en el US Open y su prolongado dominio de la cúspide del tenis femenino pendían de un hilo, al borde mismo de la extinción.

At that very instant, Sabalenka made it unequivocally apparent that she is, under no circumstances whatsoever, prepared to capitulate without mounting the most tenacious of resistances.

En ese preciso instante, Sabalenka evidenció de manera inequívoca que no está, bajo ningún concepto, dispuesta a capitular sin oponer la más tenaz de las resistencias.

Sabalenka kept her aspirations of clinching a third consecutive US Open title utterly intact by overcoming Linda Noskova 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) on Tuesday, in a pulsating quarterfinal clash that pitted two Grand Slam champions against each other.

Sabalenka mantuvo incólumes sus aspiraciones de alzarse con un tercer entorchado consecutivo en el US Open al imponerse a Linda Noskova por 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7) el martes, en un vibrante duelo de cuartos de final que enfrentó a dos campeonas de Grand Slam.

"What a battle. What an extraordinary player she is, and at this moment I am bereft of words because I found myself pushed to the brink in this encounter, particularly in the third set," declared Sabalenka.

"Qué batalla. Qué jugadora tan extraordinaria es, y en este instante carezco de palabras porque me vi abocada al límite en este encuentro, particularmente en el tercer set", declaró Sabalenka.

"Frankly, I believed that was the end, that the contest had drawn to a close, and it was probably that which enabled me, I know not how, to find myself at ease and simply to hurl myself into executing my strokes with resolve."

"Francamente, creí que eso era el fin, que la contienda había concluido, y probablemente eso fue lo que me permitió, no sé, hallarme distendida y sencillamente lanzarme a ejecutar mis golpes con determinación".

Sabalenka sealed the contest with an ace delivered on her second serve, thereby managing to neutralize the reigning Wimbledon champion and secure, for the sixth consecutive year, a berth in the semifinals of the Flushing Meadows tournament.

Sabalenka selló la contienda con un ace ejecutado con su segundo servicio, logrando así neutralizar a la vigente campeona de Wimbledon y asegurarse, por sexto año consecutivo, un puesto en las semifinales del certamen de Flushing Meadows.

Sabalenka, whose imperious compulsion to prevail constituted the sole bulwark capable of sustaining any vestige of aspiration to her continued tenure atop the throne of the world number one, will lock horns on Thursday in the semifinal round with the third seed, Jessica Pegula, or alternatively with the twenty-sixth, Emma Navarro.

Sabalenka, cuya imperiosa necesidad de imponerse constituía el único baluarte capaz de sostener cualquier vestigio de aspiración a la permanencia en el trono del número uno, se verá las caras el jueves en la ronda de semifinales con la tercera cabeza de serie, Jessica Pegula, o bien con la vigesimosexta, Emma Navarro.

The reigning champion, Carlos Alcaraz, will lock horns with Ben Shelton (eighth seed) in one of Tuesday's men's semifinals, while Frances Tiafoe (eleventh) will square off against his fellow American compatriot Alex Michelsen in the other.

El vigente campeón, Carlos Alcaraz, se verá las caras con Ben Shelton (octavo cabeza de serie) en una de las semifinales masculinas del martes, mientras que Frances Tiafoe (undécimo) se enfrentará a su compatriota estadounidense Alex Michelsen en la otra.

Noskova, the sixth seed, clinched her maiden title of considerable substance at the All England Club and came within a whisker of becoming the first woman since Serena Williams in 2016 to follow up a grass-court triumph by reaching the semifinals on the hard courts of New York.

Noskova, sexta cabeza de serie, se adjudicó su primer título de enjundia en el All England Club y estuvo a punto de convertirse en la primera mujer desde Serena Williams en 2016 en suceder a una conquista sobre hierba alcanzando las semifinales en las pistas duras de Nueva York.

Sabalenka found herself on the brink of sealing her earliest elimination at the US Open since her second-round exit in 2020, when Noskova managed to break her serve in the third set, steering towards a 4-2 advantage.

Sabalenka se vio al borde de consumar su eliminación más prematura en el US Open desde su caída en segunda ronda en 2020, cuando Noskova logró quebrar su servicio en el tercer set, encaminándose hacia una ventaja de 4-2.

Sabalenka held her serve and, forthwith, unleashed one of her most outstanding games of the match, breaking her opponent's serve to love to level the contest at 4-4.

Sabalenka sostuvo su saque y, acto seguido, desplegó uno de sus juegos más sobresalientes del encuentro, rompiendo el servicio de su adversaria en blanco para nivelar la contienda en 4-4.

"I perceived that at some juncture in the third set she was, unquestionably, serving with a conspicuous superiority over me and exerting considerable pressure on my game," Sabalenka remarked.

"Percibí que en algún momento del tercer set ella estaba, sin lugar a dudas, sirviendo con una superioridad manifiesta respecto a mí y ejerciendo una presión considerable sobre mi juego", manifestó Sabalenka.

"Nevertheless, it gratifies me to have succeeded in discarding that rumination and sustaining my focus point by point, striving, in the literal sense, to erect something of greater magnitude at that very moment."

"No obstante, me congratula haber logrado descartar esa cavilación y mantener la concentración punto por punto, esforzándome, en sentido literal, por erigir algo de mayor envergadura en aquel instante".

Fortune was not on my side, yet I derive satisfaction from the manner in which I broke her serve whilst trailing 3-4.

La fortuna no estuvo de mi lado, pero me siento satisfecha con la manera en que quebré el servicio en su contra estando 3-4 abajo.

I deem that I exhibited an extraordinary level of intensity, which instilled in me an unshakeable confidence upon realising that I was still capable of clinching victory in this contest.

Considero que desplegué un nivel de intensidad extraordinario, lo cual me infundió una confianza inquebrantable al constatar que aún era capaz de alzarme con la victoria en este encuentro.

And she succeeded, averting her first defeat at the US Open since Coco Gauff bested her in the 2023 final.

Y lo logró, eludiendo su primera derrota en el US Open desde que Coco Gauff la superó en la final de 2023.

Noskova concluded the match with 46 winners to Sabalenka's 42, and dispatched 18 aces against her opponent's 12.

Noskova concluyó el encuentro con 46 golpes ganadores frente a los 42 de Sabalenka, y despachó 18 saques directos por los 12 de su adversaria.

Both contenders exhibited an extraordinary capacity for resolving points with alacrity, albeit Sabalenka likewise evinced a staggering swiftness in responding to drop shots.

Ambas contendientes demostraron una capacidad inusitada para dirimir los puntos con celeridad, si bien Sabalenka evidenció asimismo una velocidad pasmosa a la hora de responder a las dejadas.

Sabalenka arrived at the US Open in a state that fell considerably short of her customary excellence on hard courts, having succumbed in the fourth round in both Toronto and Cincinnati, following an untimely elimination at that same stage at Wimbledon.

Sabalenka hizo su arribo al US Open en un estado que distaba considerablemente de su excelsa forma habitual sobre pistas duras, habiendo sucumbido en cuarta ronda tanto en Toronto como en Cincinnati, tras sufrir una eliminación prematura en esa misma fase en Wimbledon.

Nevertheless, she had managed to recover with aplomb in New York, where she did not concede a single set on her journey to the quarterfinals.

Sin embargo, había logrado reponerse con creces en Nueva York, donde no cedió un solo set en su andadura hacia los cuartos de final.

At certain junctures she appeared to teeter on the brink of losing her composure, even resorting to changing her racket during the third set in a bid to recapture the finesse of her play.

Parecía hallarse al borde del descontrol en ciertos compases, llegando a sustituir su raqueta durante el tercer set en un intento por recobrar la finura de su juego.

She fell behind 2-0 in the decisive tiebreak, yet she managed to assert herself definitively when Noskova committed a double fault that made it 4-3, and Sabalenka capitalized on the ensuing two points to secure a margin of relief that proved pivotal.

Quedó rezagada 2-0 en el desempate decisivo, mas logró imponerse de manera definitiva cuando Noskova incurrió en una doble falta que fijó el 4-3, y Sabalenka capitalizó los dos puntos subsiguientes para asegurarse un margen de alivio trascendental.

Confronting a break of advantage in the third set is far from straightforward.

Enfrentarse a una ruptura de ventaja en el tercer set dista mucho de ser sencillo.

Moreover, holding a slender lead at the outset of the tie-break in that same set proves, to say the least, profoundly exasperating, obviously," Noskova declared.

Asimismo, ostentar una mínima ventaja al comienzo del desempate en ese mismo parcial resulta, cuando menos, profundamente exasperante, obviamente", declaró Noskova.

Nevertheless, at that very moment Aryna unleashed the most optimal tennis of which she was capable, a circumstance that in no way facilitated my undertaking.

No obstante, en ese mismo instante Aryna desplegó el tenis más óptimo del que era capaz, circunstancia que en modo alguno me facilitó la empresa.

Sabalenka will be stripped of her world number one ranking, a position she has held unbroken for 99 weeks, should the second seed, Elena Rybakina, manage to overcome Zheng Qinwen on Wednesday and thereby advance to the semi-finals.

Sabalenka se verá despojada del número uno del ranking, posición que ha ostentado de manera ininterrumpida durante 99 semanas, en caso de que la segunda preclasificada, Elena Rybakina, logre imponerse a Zheng Qinwen el miércoles y acceda así a las semifinales.

However, should Rybakina succumb in her encounter, Sabalenka will retain the summit provided she clinches the title.

No obstante, si Rybakina sucumbe en su compromiso, Sabalenka conservará la cima siempre que conquiste el título.

Noskova capped off her most outstanding performance at the US Open.

Noskova culminó su actuación más sobresaliente en el US Open.

Prior to overcoming her Czech compatriot Karolina Muchova to clinch the Wimbledon title, her sole prior appearance in a Grand Slam semifinal had been at the 2024 Australian Open.

Antes de imponerse a su compatriota checa Karolina Muchova para alzarse con el título de Wimbledon, su único precedente en unas semifinales de Grand Slam había sido en el Abierto de Australia 2024.

Kindly avail yourself of the comprehensive and unabridged tennis coverage herein, meticulously crafted and furnished by the Associated Press.

Sírvase usted a acceder aquí a la cobertura exhaustiva e íntegra del tenis, meticulosamente elaborada y proporcionada por la Associated Press.

September 8th, 2026

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