Aryna Sabalenka vs Taylor Townsend | Aryna Sabalenka Wins 6-4 6-3

US OpenR16HardSun 6 Sept · 11:30Final

SetsGames2

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Taylor Townsend in the Round of 16 at the US Open, advancing with a 6-4, 6-3 victory on hard courts. Sabalenka hit 0 aces and 2 double faults, while converting 44% of break points and winning 4 service breaks. Townsend had 1 ace, 1 double fault, 60% break point conversion, and 3 service breaks.

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Key context

Match story: Aryna Sabalenka closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Sabalenka A. took it in straight sets.

1st-serve points wonSabalenka A. 56% · Townsend T. 50%
AcesSabalenka A. 0 · Townsend T. 1
Double faultsSabalenka A. 2 · Townsend T. 1

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 11–1Break backTownsend T. · Broke back
Set 13–2BreakSabalenka A. · Broke, stayed a break up
Set 22–3Break backSabalenka A. · Broke back
Set 24–3BreakSabalenka A. · Broke, never broken back
Set 26–3SetSabalenka A. · Broke to take the set

Serve flowSabalenka A. broken 4 times · Townsend T. broken 7 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Sabalenka A.

5/9Townsend T.

3/10

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchSabalenka A.Townsend T.

Late momentumSabalenka A.27

9Last 12 points3

12Last 3 games3

6/13Break points4/6

Break of serve

Match statistics

Sabalenka A.Townsend T.

Serve

0Aces1
2Double faults1
56%1st serve points won50%
56% · 5/9Service games held30% · 3/10

Return

44%Break points won60%
7Breaks of serve4

Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

Sabalenka A. and Townsend T. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sabalenka A. went 13–4 (76%) against them, Townsend T. 4–7 (36%). Sabalenka A. came out clearly better against 7 of 10 comparable opponents, Townsend T. against 1.

13–476%Sabalenka A. · better vs 7Record vs common opponents4–736%Townsend T. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

28–12Sets10–17

214–163Games119–136

2–2Tiebreaks1–2

3–3Deciding sets3–2

vs Rybakina E.#1W6-4 6-3Miami · hardL3-6 4-6Cincinnati · hard
vs Gauff C.#4W6-2 4-6 6-3Miami · hardL4-6 0-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Kostyuk M.#10W6-4 6-3Brisbane · hardL3-6 2-6Indian Wells · hard

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vs Jovic I.#13W6-3 6-0Australian Open · hardL5-7 2-6Rome · clay
vs Shnaider D.#14L6-3 5-7 0-6Roland Garros · clayW6-2 6-7(3) 6-3US Open · hard
vs Paolini J.#20W6-3 6-1Riyadh Finals · hardL3-6 6-1 2-6Miami · hard
vs Bartunkova N.#34W2-6 6-4Berlin · grassW6-1 6-4Austin · hard
vs Stearns P.#36W7-5 6-3Madrid · clayL6-7 5-7Austin · hard
vs Baptiste H.#42W6-4 6-4Miami · hardL3-6 7-6 3-6Australian Open · hard
vs Osorio Serrano M.#59W6-2 6-4US Open · hardW3-6 6-3 6-3Cincinnati · hard
vs Sramkova R.#152Hard to compareW4-6 6-3 6-1Wuhan · hardW3-6 7-5 6-2Rome · clay

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Sabalenka A. leads 1–0

Sabalenka A.September 2026US OpenThis matchHard6-4 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Sabalenka A.Townsend T.2 266ELO1 9812 181Hard ELO1 8627–3Last 107–328Age30182 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysLeftCareer $53.2M2026 $8.0MEarningsCareer $10.3M2026 $2.7M

Match info

Started11:30 local

Cite this

Aryna Sabalenka beat Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-3. Umpiry, "Aryna Sabalenka vs Taylor Townsend — US Open Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-06/sabalenka-vs-townsend-us-open-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 6 September 2026).