India, Sept. 6 -- Elena Rybakina will face Yuliia Starodubtseva in the third round of the US Open 2026 on Saturday night, September 5, at the hard courts of Flushing Meadows. The No. 2 seed from Kazakhstan will take on the Ukrainian, who is ranked around World No. 58, with a place in the round of 16 at stake.

Rybakina enters the third round as the No. 2 seed and one of the leading contenders for the US Open title. The Kazakhstani star has made an impressive start in New York, particularly with her serve and aggressive baseline game. She is now seeking to put her disappointing French Open defeat to Starodubtseva behind her and continue her pursuit of the world No. 1 ranking.

Rybakina opened her campaign against American wildcard Thea Fro...