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  "id": 5224834,
  "title": "Sabalenka races into US Open third round",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sabalenka-races-into-us-open-third-round",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T01:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/09/03/sabalenka-races-into-us-open-third-round"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed at the US Open, advanced to the third round with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 victory over Russian qualifier Polina Iatcenko on Wednesday. The 22-year-old Iatcenko, making her Grand Slam singles main draw debut, found it difficult to keep up with Sabalenka's impressive play. Speaking about the night atmosphere, Sabalenka expressed her enthusiasm for the hard courts of Flushing Meadow. Although Sabalenka has faced some setbacks in recent months, including defeats at the French Open and Wimbledon, she brought her A-game in this match, leading 5-0 in the first set and only conceding one break point to Iatcenko in the second. Sabalenka will face Uzbekistan's Kamilla Rahhimova next in the third round.",
  "summary": "Top seed Aryna Sabalenka relishes the hard courts of Flushing Meadow as she defeats Russian qualifier Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Ben Shelton moves on to third round at US Open after overcoming ‘tall task’ vs. Hubert Hurkacz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/ben-shelton-moves-on-to-third-round-at-us-open-after-overcoming-tall",
        "published": "2026-09-02T23:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Sabalenka races into US Open third round",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sabalenka-races-into-us-open-third-round-5226760",
        "published": "2026-09-03T01:52:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Sabalenka earns 53-minute US Open win - but tension still shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sabalenka-earns-53-minute-us-open-win-but-tension-still-shows",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:21:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Sabalenka earns 53-minute US Open win – but tension still shows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/sabalenka-earns-53-minute-us-open-win-but-tension-still-shows-5251085",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:18:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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