Overview
- Elena Rybakina secured the WTA world No. 1 ranking by advancing to the US Open semifinals after beating Zheng Qinwen in the quarterfinals.
- Rybakina then beat Coco Gauff in three sets to reach her first US Open final and will face two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka.
- Aryna Sabalenka reached the final by defeating Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 and is bidding for a third straight US Open title.
- The change at the top is official: Sabalenka will drop from No. 1 and Rybakina will assume the ranking on the next WTA update on Monday.
- The semis brought a rare alignment of the top four seeds into the last four, a scenario that framed the final as a matchup between the season’s leading players and deepened the rivalry between Rybakina and Sabalenka.