Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 to win the US Open women's singles final in New York. The straight-sets win also carries a rankings ripple, with the Kazakh leaving New York as the new world number one. Sabalenka worked the rallies hard but found almost no way through her opponent's serve and first-strike groundstrokes. The second set was the decisive contest of the afternoon, and Rybakina edged it 7-5 after refusing to let it slip in the closing games. From there the third set went quickly, with the Kazakh pulling clear and finishing in routine fashion. For Sabalenka it is a bruising defeat, while Rybakina pockets both the trophy and the top ranking.