India, Sept. 3 -- The women's singles action at the 2026 US Open produced several dominant performances on Wednesday as the top contenders continued their push toward the business end of the tournament. Defending champion and top seed Aryna Sabalenka looked back to her best, dismantling Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1 in just 53 minutes, while world No. 3 Jessica Pegula also cruised into the third round with a 6-3, 6-1 win over former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin.

Elsewhere, Marta Kostyuk moved past 2017 champion Sloane Stephens in straight sets, while Emma Navarro fought back from an opening-set loss to defeat fellow American Caty McNally. Karolina Muchova delivered one of the day's most convincing wins by dropping just one game agains...