Rybakina wins US Open as Skupski and Hewett headline a packed Saturday

Elena Rybakina came from a set down to beat Aryna Sabalenka for the US Open title, while Neal Skupski won the men’s doubles and Alfie Hewett reached the wheelchair singles final.

Elena Rybakina finished the women’s final strongly enough to turn a set deficit into the US Open title. Saturday also brought a men’s doubles title for Neal Skupski, a wheelchair singles final for Alfie Hewett and a full set of junior champions.

Rybakina turns the final around Rybakina lost the opening set 6-4 to top seed Aryna Sabalenka, then levelled the match by taking the second 7-5. She pulled away in the decider, winning it 6-2. The second seed therefore completed a three-set victory over Sabalenka.

Shelton meets Zverev for the men’s title Alexander Zverev secured his place in the final with a 6-3, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (8-6) win over Karen Khachanov. Ben Shelton followed him into Sunday’s showpiece by recovering from losing the first set 6-4 to Frances Tiafoe. The eighth seed won the next three sets 6-3, 6-3, 7-5. The men’s singles final is the first match on Arthur Ashe Stadium’s Sunday session. The official order of play lists a 2.00pm start in New York (7.00pm BST in Britain), checked at the time of publication.

Skupski adds a title, Hewett takes silver Neal Skupski and Christian Harrison, the fifth seeds, beat sixth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) in the men’s doubles final. The British interest continued in the wheelchair men’s singles final, where Alfie Hewett beat top seed Tokito Oda 6-0, 7-6 (7-5). Yui Kamiji won the wheelchair women’s singles title after beating Diede De Groot 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Niels Vink completed the quad singles final in straight sets against Sam Schröder, 6-2, 7-5.

Junior finals complete the Saturday programme Top seed Xinran Sun won the girls’ singles final against fifth seed Anna Pushkareva, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0. Pushkareva had beaten second seed Jana Kovackova 6-1, 7-5 in the semi-finals, while Sun came through against Chukwumelije Clarke 7-5, 0-6, 6-1. In boys’ singles, second seed Marcel Latak beat top seed Guto Miguel 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (15-13). The boys’ doubles final also needed a match tie-break: Aaron Gabet and Valentin Gonzalez-Galino beat Tanishk Konduri and Latak 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, [11-9].