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叶莲娜·莱巴金娜来到纽约后，夺走了本属于阿丽娜·萨巴伦卡的一切。
先是女子网球世界第一的排名，随后便是美网冠军奖杯。
这座曾长期让莱巴金娜屡屡碰壁的赛事，最终成为了她的加冕之地。
莱巴金娜在周六的比赛中以6-4、5-7、6-2的比分击败萨巴伦卡，赢得个人首个美网冠军头衔，也正式登顶女子网坛之巅。
（注：原文图片说明为：2026年9月12日，纽约法拉盛公园美国网球协会比利·简·金国家网球中心美网决赛获胜后，叶莲娜·莱巴金娜的反应。皮特·斯台普斯/美国网球协会通过盖蒂图片社拍摄）
莱巴金娜此前已确认将在下周取代萨巴伦卡成为世界第一，此番她更是拿下了萨巴伦卡过去两年蝉联的美网冠军奖杯。
“说实话，现在我很难找到合适的词汇来表达心情，”莱巴金娜说道，“我赛前从未想过能拿到这样的成绩。我此前一直受困于伤病，但不知为何，所有事情都在这一刻朝着对我有利的方向发展。”
这是莱巴金娜职业生涯的第三个大满贯冠军，也是今年的第二个——两次都是在硬地赛场击败萨巴伦卡。她在赛季伊始的澳大利亚网球公开赛决赛中就击败过萨巴伦卡夺冠。
此番对决，莱巴金娜终结了萨巴伦卡在美网的19连胜，后者自2023年决赛不敌可可·高芙后便未尝败绩。
莱巴金娜斩获了550万美元奖金，这是大满贯赛事历史上最高的单打奖金，同时她也追平了萨巴伦卡和法网冠军米拉·安德烈耶娃的战绩，以本赛季3个冠军头衔位居巡回赛榜首。
萨巴伦卡拿到了280万美元奖金，但显然这对她而言毫无意义。她在网前与莱巴金娜短暂拥抱后，便狠狠砸掉了自己的球拍。
萨巴伦卡曾有望成为自2012年至2014年塞雷娜·威廉姆斯之后，首位在法拉盛公园实现美网三连冠的选手。
“我只是全力以赴地在场上拼尽全力，用我所能做到的一切去争取胜利，”萨巴伦卡说道，“但这还不够。”
莱巴金娜即便没有打出最佳状态，还是成功卫冕冠军。这位发球得分率领跑WTA巡回赛的选手，一发进球率还不到一半，但凭借强劲的回球始终给萨巴伦卡施加压力，拿到12次破发机会并成功兑现3次——这已足够她拿下比赛。
这场美网女单决赛是2000年以来第三次世界第一对阵世界第二的对决，也是首次由挑战者获胜。前两次的头号种子都是威廉姆斯，她分别在2002年击败姐姐维纳斯·威廉姆斯，2013年击败维多利亚·阿扎伦卡。
不过本场比赛的排名意义并不大，因为周一排名就将发生变动。萨巴伦卡已经连续99周占据世界第一的位置，但莱巴金娜仅凭借晋级半决赛就拿到了足够多的积分，成功将其拉下王座。
而她并没有止步于此。
这位1999年出生于俄罗斯、如今代表哈萨克斯坦参赛的27岁选手，2022年在温布尔登拿下个人首个大满贯冠军，如今仅差法网冠军就能完成生涯全满贯。
显然，她的进攻火力以及化解对手攻势的能力，让萨巴伦卡颇为忌惮。
“她的发球太出色了，她总能上前击球并在场上压制你，尤其是在美网这种速度极快的球场上，这对她来说绝对是巨大的优势，”萨巴伦卡说道，“很多因素都让她极具威胁。”
作为土生土长的白俄罗斯人，萨巴伦卡击球时常常全力挥拍，就像高尔夫球手试图打出300码的开球，大力挥拍时会发出“啊——”的 grunt 声。
莱巴金娜的进攻则显得更加轻松。她的球网一侧除了球鞋摩擦场地的吱吱声外，几乎没有其他声响，也几乎不会流露出任何紧张情绪。
“我认为莱巴金娜或许——不是说她漠不关心，我不想这么说，因为她并非如此——但她几乎不会有任何情绪反应，”高芙在半决赛输给莱巴金娜后说道。
在第三盘首局的破发点上，莱巴金娜反手击球出界后，确实流露过些许沮丧，但很快她就完全掌控了比赛局面。
萨巴伦卡在本赛季此前两次硬地赛事——印第安维尔斯和迈阿密公开赛中击败过莱巴金娜，两人的交手记录以萨巴伦卡10胜8负领先。
但在那两场胜利后，萨巴伦卡的赛季走势出现了奇怪的下滑。她在温网第四轮不敌大坂直美，随后在多伦多和辛辛那提站连续止步第四轮。
莱巴金娜则因足部伤势被迫退出辛辛那提站四分之一决赛对阵伊加·斯瓦泰克的比赛，短暂休战了一段时间，但在美网赛前已经恢复健康——而她此前在这项赛事的表现一直欠佳，今年之前从未突破过第四轮。
“说实话，过去10年我每次来这里参赛都一无所获，从未取得过接近今天这样的成绩，”莱巴金娜说道，“这太不可思议了。我越来越爱上纽约了。”
与此同时，亚瑟·阿什球场曾是萨巴伦卡的主场：她已经连续四次打入决赛，六次至少晋级四强。无论今夏她曾遭遇过什么困扰，一旦回到纽约便烟消云散——直到周六这场比赛。
萨巴伦卡多次摊手看向教练席，不解为何一切都变得如此糟糕。当她双误送给莱巴金娜首盘3-2的领先优势时，她的情绪比此前更加失控。莱巴金娜回球后，球直接弹到萨巴伦卡面前，她狠狠将球抽向观众席，因此被主裁判警告。
萨巴伦卡最终在第二盘开始持续给莱巴金娜施加压力。她拿到两次破发点，有望以5-4的比分结束这一盘。尽管莱巴金娜连拿四分化解危机，但萨巴伦卡在接下来的发球局再次拿到机会，这一次她把握住了：上前接发后迫使莱巴金娜失误，成功破发。
Elena Rybakina bests defending champion Aryna Sabalenka to win her first U.S. Open
2026-09-12T20:11:00-0400 / CBS News
Updated on: September 12, 2026 / 8:18 PM EDT / AP
Elena Rybakina came to New York and took everything that had belonged to Aryna Sabalenka.
First, it was the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis, then the U.S. Open trophy.
The tournament that for so long was a struggle for Rybakina turned into the site of her coronation.
Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of her sport by beating Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday.
Elena Rybakina reacts after winning the U.S. Open final at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 12, 2026, in Flushing, New York. Pete Staples/USTA via Getty Images
Rybakina had already been guaranteed to replace Sabalenka at No. 1 in the rankings next week and for good measure took the title that Sabalenka had won the previous two years.
“It’s tough to find words right now, honestly,” Rybakina said. “I don’t expect nothing like this coming to this tournament. I’ve been dealing with a little bit with an injury, but somehow everything aligned together on my side.”
It was the third Grand Slam title for Rybakina and the second this year — both against Sabalenka on hard courts. She opened the season by beating Sabalenka for the Australian Open title.
This time, Rybakina stopped Sabalenka’s 19-match winning streak at the U.S. Open, where she hadn’t lost since falling to Coco Gauff in the 2023 final.
Rybakina earned $5.5 million, the largest prize in Grand Slam history, and tied Sabalenka and French Open winner Mirra Andreeva with a tour-high three titles this season.
Sabalenka took home $2.8 million, but it was clear how little that meant to her, as she smashed her racket after a brief hug with Rybakina at the net.
Sabalenka was trying to become the first person since Serena Williams from 2012 to 2014 to win three in a row at Flushing Meadows.
“I was just out there competing, trying to do my best with what I had there today,” Sabalenka said. “Not good enough.”
Rybakina dethroned the champ without even having her best stuff. The WTA Tour leader in aces got less than half of her first serves in but instead put Sabalenka under constant pressure with a strong return game, racking up 12 break chances and converting three, which was all she needed.
The third meeting of No. 1 vs. No. 2 in a U.S. Open women’s final since 2000 was the first to go the way of the challenger. Williams was the top seed for the other two, beating her sister Venus in 2002 and Victoria Azarenka in 2013.
The numbers didn’t signify much this time, because they are going to flip Monday. Sabalenka has held the top spot for 99 consecutive weeks, but Rybakina gained enough points to unseat her simply by reaching the semifinals.
She didn’t stop there.
The 27-year-old who was born in Russia but represents Kazakhstan won her first major title at Wimbledon in 2022 and now needs just the French Open to complete the career Grand Slam.
And it’s clear her power — and her ability to absorb her opponent’s — was something that unnerved Sabalenka.
“Her serve is amazing, the way she’s able to step in and overpower you on court, and especially if it’s a U.S. Open court where it’s super fast, it’s definitely a huge advantage for her,” Sabalenka said. “A lot of things make her dangerous.”
A native of Belarus, Sabalenka sometimes swings from her heels, like a golfer trying to unleash a 300-yard drive, grunting “Aaaaahhhh!” as she takes her mighty cuts.
Rybakina’s power comes more easily. There is little sound coming from her side of the net besides the squeaking of her sneakers, and she rarely shows any hint of stress.
“I think Elena is probably — not nonchalant, I don’t want to say that, because she’s not nonchalant — but just no reaction ever,” Gauff said after losing to Rybakina in the semifinals.
Rybakina did show some frustration after pulling a backhand wide with a break point in the opening game of the third set, but soon she had taken charge of the match for good.
Sabalenka had won the two other meetings this season, on the hard courts at Indian Wells and Miami, and leads their rivalry 10-8.
But her season then took a strange dip after those victories. Sabalenka fell to Naomi Osaka in the fourth round at Wimbledon, then returned to action with consecutive fourth-round exits in Toronto and Cincinnati.
Rybakina had to take a brief break after she was forced to stop playing in her quarterfinal match
against Iga Swiatek in Cincinnati because of a foot injury, but she was healthy in time for a tournament where she had never done particularly well, failing to advance past the fourth round until this year.
“I honestly was coming here for the last 10 years, and it was never successful — nothing close to that,” Rybakina said. “It’s just incredible. I’m falling in love with New York more and more.”
Arthur Ashe Stadium, meanwhile, had been Sabalenka’s house, with four straight trips to the final and six to at least the semis. Whatever troubled her during the summer seemed forgotten once she was back in New York — until Saturday.
Sabalenka repeatedly looked toward her coaches’ box with her palms up, wondering why everything was going so poorly, and showed much more frustration than that when she double-faulted to hand Rybakina a 3-2 lead in the first set. Rybakina hit the serve back and the ball bounced directly to Sabalenka, who whacked it into the crowd, earning a warning from the chair umpire.
Sabalenka eventually began putting consistent pressure on Rybakina in the second set. She picked up two break points with a chance to end the set with a 5-4 lead, and though Rybakina won four straight points to get out of that jam, Sabalenka got another chance in the next service game and this time capitalized, stepping into a return to set up a miss by Rybakina.