US Open 2026: What keeps going wrong for Aryna Sabalenka in the biggest matches?

September 13, 2026

Sabalenka has already won four singles Grand Slam titles, but when you look at some of the finals she has lost, it is hard not to wonder if that number could have been higher. She has had matches where she was ahead, matches where she had chances, and matches where things somehow slipped away from her. And that part of her career is probably more interesting than simply listing the players who have beaten her, whether it was Elena Rybakina or Coco Gauff.
I watched Aryna Sabalenka lose the US Open 2026 final to Elena Rybakina and, for a while, it was very...
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