Sep 13, 2026
“It’s just a number right now. It’s an amazing achievement, but you know how quickly everything can change in tennis.” — Elena Rybakina | Quote of the Day
Elena Rybakina, the Russian-born Kazakh who beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to win her first US Open title on September 12, 2026, ending the Belarusian's 19-match winning streak in New York and guaranteeing herself the world No. 1 ranking that ends Sabalenka's 99-week reign — on the line she gave the press the moment she clinched the top spot: it's just a number right now.