31 August,2024 08:19 AM IST | New York | AP
Aryna Sabalenka. Pic/AFP
Aryna Sabalenka finally got rolling after a bad beginning to the latest-starting match in US Open history, regrouping to beat No. 29 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 to reach the fourth round.
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The No. 2 seed didn't get underway until late into the night and had dropped the first set barely a half-hour later.
The runner-up last year in Flushing Meadows eventually finished off the victory at 1:48 am, tied for the second-latest ending to a women's match at the US Open.
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