'Just a number' - Rybakina's rise to world number one

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Publications over time

Publications in order of reporting
#	Time (UTC)	After the first	Publication	Headline
1	2026-09-09 19:00	first	BBC	'Just a number' - Rybakina's rise to world number one
2	2026-09-09 21:57	+2 hours 57 minutes	The Guardian	Rybakina sinks Zheng to grab No 1 spot and set up US Open semi-final with Gauff by Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows
3	2026-09-10 00:38	+5 hours 39 minutes	Sky Sports	Top four in the world set for US Open women's semi-final showdown
4	2026-09-10 02:55	+7 hours 56 minutes	Times of India	Sabalenka dethroned after 99 weeks: Rybakina to become world No.1 for first time by SHUBHANSHU DWIVEDI
5	2026-09-10 04:10	+9 hours 10 minutes	The Japan Times	Elena Rybakina secures rise to No. 1 to make history for Kazakhstan
6	2026-09-12 23:14	+76 hours 14 minutes	Al Jazeera	Elena Rybakina defeats Aryna Sabalenka in US Open women’s singles final
7	2026-09-12 23:14	+76 hours 15 minutes	ESPN	Rybakina defeats Sabalenka, wins first US Open title by Associated Press
8	2026-09-12 23:20	+76 hours 20 minutes	Bloomberg (limited free articles)	Call to Slow AI Development, Elena Rybakina Wins US Open by ED KALEGI
9	2026-09-13 09:00	+86 hours	South China Morning Post (limited free articles)	From injury fears to triumph, ‘everything aligned’ at US Open, Elena Rybakina says
10	2026-09-14 14:34	+115 hours 35 minutes	Sports Illustrated	Elena Rybakina Upsets Two-Time Champion Aryna Sabalenka at 2026 US Open
11	2026-09-15 14:47	+139 hours 48 minutes	Fortune	Millionaire Gen Z tennis star Elena Rybakina turned down 15 colleges to keep playing tennis—against her dad’s wishes. Now she’s no. 1 in the world by Emma Burleigh