Serena Williams has missed out on winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title on home soil this year.
She was beaten 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open by Victoria Azarenka.
The unseeded Belarusian will play Japan's Naomi Osaka in the final on Saturday.
It will be Azarenka's third final at Flushing Meadows, having lost the previous two to Williams in 2012 and 2013.
Fourth seed Osaka had earlier beaten 28th seed Jennifer Brady 7-6, 3-6, 6-3 in the other semi-final.
World champions Spain defeat England at Nations League thriller
Mikel Oyarzabal has scored the winner as World champions Spain capitalised on two calamitous England defensive errors to claim a thrilling 3-2 victory at Wembley on Saturday, in the standout fixture of the opening round of the Nations League.
Saudi Arabia reach Gulf Cup semis as Iraq win thriller
Saudi Arabia secured a place in the Gulf Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 victory over Oman on Saturday, while Iraq beat Kuwait 3-2 with a stoppage-time winner.
Sulaiman Abdulrahman wins UAE's first medal at Asian Games
The UAE won its first medal of the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Saturday as Sulaiman Abdulrahman claimed silver in the men's 400 metres.
De Minaur stuns Zverev as Team World take 5-3 lead in Laver Cup
Alex de Minaur rallied from a first-set stumble to stun world number two Alexander Zverev, while Learner Tien prevailed over Flavio Cobolli in a nervous tiebreak as their victories gave Team World a 5-3 lead over Europe in the Laver Cup on Saturday.
Russell fends off Verstappen to win in Baku, Antonelli fifth
George Russell closed the gap to championship-leading Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli at the top of the Formula One standings after fending off Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to complete a lights-to-flag win in Saturday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with the Italian fifth.
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