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Louis Armstrong Stadium: Romania’s Sorana Cirstea fended off a late surge from 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina to complete a 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-4 upset at the US Open, here.

In doing so, the 30th seed, Cirstea avenged an 0-2 record against the fourth seed and reached the fourth round in New York for the first time, reports 'usopen'.

“I'm very, very happy with the win today. I’ve lost twice against her before, and she’s a very good player, No. 4 in the world, and I knew it (was) going to be a tough battle,” Cirstea said in her on-court interview. “But I'm just so happy to win this one. It’s a great moment for me.”