Sabalenka survives tough test to reach U.S. Open semifinals World number one Aryna Sabalenka survived her toughest test of the tournament to beat Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova 7-6(1) 3-6 7-6(10-7) on Tuesday and reach the ‌U.S. Open semifinals for a sixth consecutive year. Defending champion Sabalenka had not dropped a set before facing the Czech sixth seed, who fired 18 aces and saved seven of nine break points ​but faltered when leading by a break in ​the final set. Sabalenka, chasing a third straight title at Flushing Meadows, next plays the winner of an all-American clash between ​Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro. World number one Aryna Sabalenka survived her toughest test of the tournament to beat Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova 7-6(1) 3-6 7-6(10-7) on Tuesday and reach the ‌U.S. Open semifinals for a sixth consecutive year. The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates a point against Linda Noskova of Czechia during their women's singles quarterfinal match on Day 10 of the 2026 U.S. Open in Queens, New York on Tuesday.(Al Bello/Getty Images)World number one Aryna Sabalenka survived her toughest test of the tournament to beat Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova 7-6(1) 3-6 7-6(10-7) on Tuesday and reach the ‌U.S. Open semifinals for a sixth consecutive year. Defending champion Sabalenka had not dropped a set before facing the Czech sixth seed, who fired 18 aces and saved seven of nine break points ​but faltered when leading by a break in ​the final set.Sabalenka, chasing a third straight title at Flushing Meadows, next plays the winner of an all-American clash between ​Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro."What a battle. What an incredible ⁠player she is. I'm ⁠speechless right now because I was ‌pushing myself to the limit this match," said Sabalenka. The Belarusian broke in the second game, whipping a forehand into the corner that Noskova did not even attempt to chase down, but the Czech ⁠broke back with a pair of powerful groundstrokes from the baseline in the ninth.Sabalenka, who reached a record 21 consecutive tiebreak wins at the slams earlier ‌this year, was completely in her element in the opening-set tiebreak, where she sprinted through the first six points. But her firepower deserted her in the second set and she struggled to contain Noskova's serve ​before handing the Czech a 4-2 lead with a double fault. Sabalenka screamed in frustration when ⁠a pair of double faults midway through the third set helped her ⁠opponent ⁠secure another break.Noskova seemed ​to be heading for an upset win before Sabalenka recovered her poise to level ​the contest in the ⁠eighth game. And the Belarusian was right at home again in the decisive tiebreak, clinching it with an ace before giving credit to the fans for helping to propel her to the win. Defending champion Gabriela Dabrowski is heading to the U.S. Open women's doubles semifinals.The 34-year-old from Ottawa and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani defeated seventh-seeded Jiang Xinyu and Zhang Shuai of China 6-3, 6-4 in Tuesday's quarterfinal. The second-seeded duo converted two of 11 break-point chances, while saving all four against them, to win in one hour 32 minutes. Dabrowski and Stefani will face the winner of a match between ninth-seeded Erin Routliffe of New Zealand and Aldila Sutjiadi of Indonesia, and Americans Robin Montgomery and Ashlyn Krueger.Dabrowski is a two-time U.S. Open doubles champion, having won the women's tournament with Routliffe in 2023 and 2025