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Townsend had the crowd on her side at Arthur Ashe Stadium, but was ultimately no match for the top-ranked women's player.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and 3-seed Kim Pegula won their respective third-round matches on Friday to advance at the US Open.
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The marquee battle at Arthur Ashe Stadium pits World No. 1 Sabalenka against the unseeded home-crowd favorite Taylor Townsend.
US Open round of 16 play resumes with two defending champions back on court, plus full TV and streaming details for every match.
Two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka emulates Serena Williams by overcoming Taylor Townsend to reach a sixth straight US Open quarter-final.
Of all the things that might interrupt a US Open match, a spectator smoking m***juana in the stands would definitely rank among the more unlikely culprits. And yet, that is apparently exactly what happened during Aryna Sabalenka‘s third-round match on Friday.