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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-3 — US Open 2026 R16.
Aryna Sabalenka and Taylor Townsend: Aryna Sabalenka leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Second serve was where it opened up. Townsend won 3 of 18 points behind hers, while Sabalenka took 15 of 18 return points off that ball, which covered a serve that was broken four times. The top seed answered Townsend's break in game 4 for 3-1 by breaking straight back in game 5 for 2-3, broke again in game 7 for 4-3, and moves into the quarterfinals at the US Open in 74 minutes without a set dropped all week.