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Aryna Sabalenka def. Taylor Townsend — Round of 16, US Open 2026

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US Open 2026

Grand SlamHardNew York, USA

Played6 Sep 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final · Sun

🇧🇾1 seedranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon

Aryna Sabalenka66

Winner meets Linda Noskova

Straight sets

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 95 going into this draw

Taylor Townsend43

What this match is worth

Points earned

+430

Sabalenka · Townsend banks 240

Around this match

Seeds left

14 of 31 — nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…

Both roads here

Sabalenka
Round
Townsend

🇨🇴Maria Camila Osorio Serrano

6-2 6-4

R128

Maja Chwalinska🇵🇱

6-2 6-3

🇷🇺Polina Iatcenko

6-1 6-1

R64

Taylah Preston🇦🇺

6-1 6-1

🇺🇿Kamilla Rakhimova

6-3 6-4

R32

Diana Shnaider🇷🇺

6-2 6-7(3) 6-3

Aryna Sabalenka and Taylor Townsend reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Aryna Sabalenka beat Maria Camila Osorio Serrano; Taylor Townsend beat Maja Chwalinska. Round of 64: Aryna Sabalenka beat Polina Iatcenko; Taylor Townsend beat Taylah Preston. Round of 32: Aryna Sabalenka beat Kamilla Rakhimova; Taylor Townsend beat Diana Shnaider

How they arrived

6–0

Sets won

6–1

71%

Games won

69%

0–0

Tiebreaks

0–1

0

Deciding sets

1