Rybakina sweeps past Osaka to close in on number one ranking
Elena Rybakina sweeps aside two-time champion Naomi Osaka to reach the US Open quarter-finals and close in on becoming world number one.
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Rybakina sweeps past Osaka to close in on number one ranking
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Elena Rybakina defeated Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-4 at the US Open to reach the quarter-finals and move closer to the world number one ranking. Rybakina, who won this year's Australian Open, delivered a dominant performance against the two-time champion in Louis Armstrong Stadium. She will face Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen in the quarter-finals, where Zheng arrives after qualifying and posting major upsets.
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