Sabalenka Advances to Fourth Consecutive US Open Quarter-Final.

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Sabalenka Advances to Fourth Consecutive US Open Quarter-Final.

Aryna Sabalenka secured her fourth straight US Open quarter-final spot with a confident win over Elise Mertens.

Second seed Aryna Sabalenka, who lost to Coco Gauff in last year's New York final, defeated her former doubles partner Elise Mertens 6-2, 6-4. Sabalenka hit 41 winners and saved all eight break points Mertens had.

She is the first woman to reach four consecutive US Open quarter-finals since Serena Williams in 2016.