Sabalenka wins latest-starting match in US Open history that finally begins after midnight

NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka finally got rolling after a bad beginning to the latest-starting match in U.S. Open history, regrouping to beat No.

29 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 early Saturday to reach the fourth round. The No. 2 seed didn't get underway until 12:07 a.



m. and had dropped the first set barely a half-hour later. But she seized control early in the second set, winning 10 straight games to open a 5-0 lead in the third.

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