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  "id": 7008940,
  "title": "Elena Rybakina Wins First US Open Title, World No. 1, and $5.5M",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/elena-rybakina-wins-first-us-open-title-world-no-1-and-5-5m",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T22:37:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/article/rybakina-wins-us-open-sabalenka-women/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elena Rybakina solidified her position as the world's top-ranked tennis player by clinching her first US Open title on Saturday. The 27-year-old defeated her opponent, Aryna Sabalenka, with a score of 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, in the women's singles final. This victory marks Rybakina's second major title of the year and her third career Grand Slam win, leaving her just one title at Roland-Garros short of securing a career Grand Slam. Sabalenka, who held the world No. 1 ranking for 99 consecutive weeks, will now take second place, trailing Rybakina by over $41 million in career earnings. The US Open awarded Rybakina a record prize of $5.5 million, raising her career total to $35.32 million, and she is currently 11th on the all-time earnings list, just $1.1 million away from joining the Top 10.",
  "summary": "The 27-year-old will officially become No. 1 in the world on Monday.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "New World No. 1 Elena Rybakina Halts Aryna Sabalenka 3-Peat Bid At U.S. Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/new-world-no-1-elena-rybakina-halts-aryna-sabalenka-3-peat-bid-at-u-s-7008762",
        "published": "2026-09-12T22:38:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "New World No. 1 Elena Rybakina Halts Aryna Sabalenka 3-Peat Bid At U.S. Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/new-world-no-1-elena-rybakina-halts-aryna-sabalenka-3-peat-bid-at-u-s",
        "published": "2026-09-12T22:38:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Elena Rybakina defeats Aryna Sabalenka in US Open women’s singles final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/elena-rybakina-defeats-aryna-sabalenka-in-us-open-womens-singles-final",
        "published": "2026-09-12T23:14:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "New No. 1 Elena Rybakina dethrones Aryna Sabalenka to win US Open title",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/new-no-1-elena-rybakina-dethrones-aryna-sabalenka-to-win-us-open-title",
        "published": "2026-09-13T00:55:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}