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  "id": 6791562,
  "title": "Passion and poise clash as Sabalenka meets Rybakina in US Open final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/passion-and-poise-clash-as-sabalenka-meets-rybakina-in-us-open-final",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T20:11:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/passion-and-poise-clash-sabalenka-meets-rybakina-in-us-open-final-6379521"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina set to face off in U.S. Open final\n\nTwo of the top-ranked female tennis players, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina, are set to meet in the U.S. Open women's singles final, marking the third time they have faced off in a Grand Slam final. Sabalenka, the current world number one, aims to become the first woman since Serena Williams in 2014 to win three consecutive titles at Flushing Meadows, while Rybakina, the incoming world number one, secures a spot in the final after inheriting the top ranking from Sabalenka on Monday. The Belarusian and Kazakh players will clash in a physically and mentally demanding match, with Sabalenka expressing her excitement to overcome her 10-7 head-to-head record against Rybakina. The geopolitical backdrop of the match adds to its significance, given Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and Belarus's role as a staging ground for Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina to meet in a US Open final between the world’s top 2 players",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/aryna-sabalenka-and-elena-rybakina-to-meet-in-a-us-open-final-between",
        "published": "2026-09-11T21:02:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Sabalenka vs Rybakina: US Open women’s singles final – start, prize, form",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/sabalenka-vs-rybakina-us-open-womens-singles-final-start-prize-form",
        "published": "2026-09-11T21:28:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Top seed Zverev holds off Khachanov to reach US Open final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/top-seed-zverev-holds-off-khachanov-to-reach-us-open-final",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:32:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Zverev downs Khachanov to reach US Open final, closes in second major",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/zverev-downs-khachanov-to-reach-us-open-final-closes-in-second-major",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:37:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "Zverev powers into US Open final ahead of all-American semi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/zverev-powers-into-us-open-final-ahead-of-all-american-semi",
        "published": "2026-09-11T23:54:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Top seed Zverev reaches US Open final six years after agonising defeat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/top-seed-zverev-reaches-us-open-final-six-years-after-agonising-defeat",
        "published": "2026-09-12T01:31:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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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