Sabalenka Advances to US Open QF as Townsend Falls; Kostyuk Edges Noskova in Marathon
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At the US Open, top seed Aryna Sabalenka defeated Taylor Townsend in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals after a battle of breaks, while Elena Kostyuk outlasted Lyudmyla Noskova in a grueling two-and-a-half-hour three-set affair to advance. Sabalenka praised Townsend’s all-court game and the respectful crowd, and Kostyuk survived a tense finish to clinch the win.
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