Tennis News: Elena Rybakina is getting closer to the chance of becoming world number 1 for the first time after winning over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the second round of the 2026 US Open season.
The Kazakh national broke Bouzas Maneiro’s serve twice to win the first set 6-2 and was ahead 5-2 in the second set before experiencing a few obstacles.
Spaniard Bouzas Maneiro managed to break serve when the second seed served to close the match at 5-3, but the second seed immediately responded by breaking again in the tenth game to secure a 6-2, 6-4 win in 68 minutes.
This victory marked the second victory for the 2026 Australian Open champion, Rybakina in two meetings against Bouzas Maneiro.
Rybakina recorded 22 winners and made 15 unforced errors, while Bouzas Maneiro ended the match with 13 winners and made 12 unforced errors. The Kazakh tennis player managed to take advantage of four of the six break point opportunities he created, while the Spaniard converted one of the two opportunities.
The 27-year-old, who won the second Grand Slam title of his career at the Australian Open earlier this season, is now just three wins away from becoming world number 1. He must reach the semifinals in New York to ensure that top spot at the end of the tournament.
The second seed, who has never gone beyond the fourth round in her previous seven appearances at the US Open, will next face Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva. The match was a rematch of their fierce duel in the second round of the French Open, which Starodubtseva won at that time.
In the second round, Starodubtseva saved three match point opportunities before beating 22nd seed Maria Sakkari 1-6, 7-6, 6-2, a win that ensured she advanced to the third round of the US Open for the first time.
In other action, fifth seed Mirra Andreeva appeared merciless when she crushed German tennis player Eva Lys with 6-0, 6-2 and booked a third round match against Czech national Nikola Bartunkova who beat German tennis player Tatjana Maria with 6-7, 6-2, 6-3.
Meanwhile, the tenth seed, Amanda Anisimova, had to do her best to beat the Austrian tennis player, Lilli Tagger, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. In the third round, the home tennis player will meet the 24th seed, Anastasia Potapova, who defeated French player Leolia Jeanjean 6-4, 2-6, 6-3.
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