Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts to winning a match against Erika Andreeva, of Russia, in the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.
Second seed Aryna Sabalenka held off world number 31 Ekaterina Alexandrova to win 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 in the third round on Day 5 and advance to the US Open pre-quarter-finals. The match began at 12:08am local time, setting the record for the latest start of a men's or women's match in the history of US Open. Earlier, defending champion Coco Gauff came back from a set down to beat Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and enter the fourth round.
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts to winning a match against Erika Andreeva, of Russia, in the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.
Erika Andreeva, of Russia, reacts during a match against Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, in the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts to winning a match against Erika Andreeva, of Russia, in the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.
Erika Andreeva, of Russia, returns a shot during a match against Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, in the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, returns a shot during a match against Erika Andreeva, of Russia, in the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.
Coco Gauff, of the United States, motions to the crowd after defeating Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.
Coco Gauff, of the United States, reacts after defeating Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.
Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, returns a shot to Coco Gauff, of the United States, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.
Coco Gauff, of the United States, returns a shot to Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.
Elina Svitolina, of Ukraine, returns a shot to Coco Gauff, of the United States, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York.