{"id":2082,"date":"2026-09-13T13:20:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/?p=2082"},"modified":"2026-09-13T13:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T11:20:52","slug":"us-open-ladies-final-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/2026\/09\/13\/us-open-ladies-final-3\/","title":{"rendered":"US Open &#8211; Ladies Final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Elena Rybakina won the 2026 US Open women\u2019s singles final, defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to claim her first title at Flushing Meadows and rise to World No. 1. Sabalenka\u2019s dream of a three-peat was ended, while Rybakina celebrated her third career Grand Slam.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfbe Match Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First Set (6-4 Rybakina)<\/strong>: Rybakina broke Sabalenka early and held firm with clean hitting and composure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Second Set (7-5 Sabalenka)<\/strong>: Sabalenka fought back, showing her trademark aggression to level the match.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Final Set (6-2 Rybakina)<\/strong>: Rybakina dominated with precision serving, dropping just three points on serve, and sealed victory with her 12th ace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 Significance of the Win<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Maiden US Open title<\/strong>: Rybakina adds Flushing Meadows to her Grand Slam collection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New World No. 1<\/strong>: She dethrones Sabalenka after 99 consecutive weeks at the top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Historic run<\/strong>: Rybakina beat former champions Coco Gauff (semis) and Sabalenka (final), becoming the first player since Victoria Azarenka in 2012 to defeat two past winners in consecutive rounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcca Fantasy League Impact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Big winners<\/strong>: Teams with Rybakina scored heavily, especially as she clinched the title.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sabalenka\u2019s exit<\/strong>: Managers banking on her three-peat hopes lost crucial points.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Final standings shake-up<\/strong>: With Rybakina crowned champion, fantasy squads stacked with her surged into contention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcca Fantasy League Leaderboard Update \u2013 US Open 2026 (After Women\u2019s Final)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The women\u2019s final has shaken things up yet again, and the leaderboard is tighter than ever heading into the men\u2019s championship match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 Top of the Table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dropshots<\/strong> \u2013 259 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hit and Run<\/strong> \u2013 258 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hot Shots<\/strong> \u2013 238 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Christopher Columbus<\/strong> \u2013 231 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wobbles<\/strong> \u2013 230 points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Just one point separates Dropshots and Hit and Run \u2014 the men\u2019s final will decide the crown!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26a1 Chasing Pack<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>SINsational<\/strong> and <strong>Arthur Ash&#8217;s Ace Mechanics<\/strong> \u2013 229 points each<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eish<\/strong> \u2013 228 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Canniballs<\/strong> \u2013 223 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Serving looks<\/strong> \u2013 222 points<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The battle for top 10 spots is fierce, with only a handful of points separating these teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well done to the 12 teams who picked Rybakina, out new US Open champion and World Number 1!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfb2 Lucky Spot Prizes Reminder<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t forget \u2014 two <strong>R50 spot prizes<\/strong> will go to positions <strong>17<\/strong> and <strong>42<\/strong> on the final leaderboard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently 17th is a tie between Flushing Aces and Miny Moe while 42nd spot is occupied by the eliminated Served. Still all to play for. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"597\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-26.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2085\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-26.png 490w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-26-246x300.png 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"575\" src=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2086\" srcset=\"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-27.png 487w, http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/image-27-254x300.png 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elena Rybakina won the 2026 US Open women\u2019s singles final, defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to claim her first title at Flushing Meadows and rise to World No. 1. Sabalenka\u2019s dream of a three-peat was ended, while Rybakina celebrated her third career Grand Slam. \ud83c\udfbe Match Highlights \ud83c\udfc6 Significance of the Win \ud83d\udcca Fantasy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-open-2026"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2082"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2087,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082\/revisions\/2087"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eishonline.co.za\/jftl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}