One way or another, a former Wimbledon champion was bound for the US Open quarterfinals.
Marketa Vondrousova made sure it was her, outlasting No. 9 seed Elena Rybakina 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 in a late-night showdown Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
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The match lasted 1 hour and 51 minutes, marking Vondrousova’s second career trip to the quarterfinals in New York.
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