Rakhimova K. beat Krejčíková B. 7-6, 6-2 at the US Open, coming through a first-set tiebreak before taking charge in the second. She won the match on the return, converting four break points to Krejčíková's two and saving half of the break points she faced.
The opener was tight: the pair traded breaks, Rakhimova moving ahead at 4-2 and Krejčíková hitting back at 4-3, before Rakhimova took the tiebreak. In the second set Rakhimova broke in game 1, was pegged back immediately at 1-1, then pulled clear with breaks in games 5 and 7, at 3-2 and 5-2.
The standout was Rakhimova's second-set returning: she converted three breaks and won 52% of first-serve return points in that set. Overall she outpointed Krejčíková 74-66 and collected 34 return points, despite Krejčíková's 7-1 edge in aces.