US OPEN: Rybakina crowned champion as Sabalenka melts down

5 live Sport Specials by BBC

Sep 12, 202612:35Sports & Recreation

Reaction to Elena Rybakina beating Aryna Sabalenka in 3 sets to become US Open champion for the first time with the number one world ranking to follow on Monday. With hopes of a three-peat in New York ended, Sabalenka go...

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from 5 live Sport Specials.

US OPEN: Alexander Zverev claims his second Grand Slam title

Sep 13, 2026 - 10:22

Reaction to Alexander Zverev beating Ben Shelton in four sets to become the US Open Champion for the firs...

US Open: Tennis remembers 9/11 25 years on

Sep 10, 2026 - 10:19

Today the city of New York marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks which saw two hijacke...

US Open: Rybakina reaches #1 as Gauff completes epic semis line-up

Sep 9, 2026 - 29:25

Reaction to Elena Rybakina becoming world number one for the first time in her career and ending Aryna Sa...

Sabalenka beats Noskova in epic & do we need 5 sets?

Sep 8, 2026 - 20:01

Reaction to defending champion Aryna Sabalenka reaching the US Open semis after beating Wimbledon champio...

US Open: What next for Iga Swiatek?

Sep 7, 2026 - 18:59

Katie Smith, Russell Fuller and former world number 5 Daniela Hantuchova react to Iga Swiatek's straight...

US Open: 30 years of the Williams sisters

Sep 5, 2026 - 34:36

After returning to Grand Slam doubles action for the first time in four years at this year's US Open, wha...

US Open: Djokovic OUT in round one

Aug 31, 2026 - 18:08

Katie Smith, Abigail Johnson and Dan Kiernan react to Novak Djokovic crashing out the first round of the...

Hockey's Heroes - 10 Years On

Aug 19, 2026 - 47:29

Ten years on from Team GB women's historic hockey gold medal at Rio 2016, Eleanor Oldroyd reunites key fi...