Aryna Sabalenka won her match on Tuesday.

She beat Linda Noskova.

The score was 7-6 (1), 3-6, 7-6 (10-7).

It was a tense quarterfinal.

Sabalenka wants to win the U.S. Open again.

This would be her third win in a row.

Sabalenka said she thought the match was over.

That was in the third set.

That feeling helped her relax.

Then she tried her shots.

She ended the match with an ace on her second serve.

Sabalenka needed this win.

She wants to keep the No. 1 ranking.

Now she will play in the semifinals on Thursday.

Her opponent will be Jessica Pegula or Emma Navarro.

Noskova is the Wimbledon champion.

She almost made history.

No woman has reached the U.S. Open semifinals after winning a major on grass since Serena Williams in 2016.

Noskova led 4-2 in the third set.

Then Sabalenka broke back.

The score was 4-all.

Sabalenka said she played with great power then.

She felt more sure of herself.

Noskova had more winners and aces than Sabalenka.

But Sabalenka won the tiebreaker.

Noskova made a double fault at 4-3.

Sabalenka has held the No. 1 ranking for 99 weeks.

She will lose it if Elena Rybakina beats Zheng Qinwen on Wednesday.

If Rybakina loses, Sabalenka can keep the ranking.

She must win the title to do that.

Noskova did her best at the U.S. Open.

Before this year, she reached only one major quarterfinal.

Then she won Wimbledon.