Rybakina overpowers Osaka 6-1 6-4 to reach US Open quarter-finals

Elena Rybakina was in complete control at the US Open, dismissing Naomi Osaka 6-1 6-4 in a Round of 16 that never slipped from her grasp. The serve did the damage: seven aces against a single double fault, and a remarkable 87.1% of points won behind the first delivery, even though only 60.8% of them landed. Osaka got 66% of her first serves in but won just 66.7% of those points, and her second ball collapsed at 29.4%, with five double faults compounding the problem. For Rybakina, it was a statement performance on the biggest hard-court stage.