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Oksana Selekhmeteva vs Kamilla Rakhimova — 6-3 6-0
 Kamilla Rakhimova✓ | 6 | 6 |
 Oksana Selekhmeteva | 3 | 0 |
Final · Wednesday, September 2, 2026 · Round of 64
Result
Kamilla Rakhimova, the first-round conqueror of Barbora Krejcikova, needed 66 minutes on Court 15 to end Oksana Selekhmeteva's tournament. The opening set stayed level for seven games with neither player reaching break point; then Rakhimova converted the one chance she made, in the eighth game, and served out 6-3 in 39 minutes. The second set was a rout: she won 12 of the first 13 points, broke three more times and finished with a love hold, having conceded nothing on serve all day — eight holds from eight, without a double fault. She hit 14 winners to seven and 12 unforced errors to 19, taking 53 of the 79 points. It was her first US Open third round at a sixth attempt; Selekhmeteva, in the main draw for only the second time, had won three of their five previous meetings. Both were born in Russia: Rakhimova switched to Uzbekistan in December 2025, Selekhmeteva now represents Spain.
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At this Stage
The Round of 64 halves the draw again: 32 women's matches across Wednesday and Thursday, every one of them between players who have already won here this week. The seeds who came through the opening round now meet opponents with form behind them rather than a ranking.
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What we know now
What I said beforehand
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A 2-2 head-to-head split down the middle by chronology: Rakhimova won both qualifying meetings in 2022 and 2024, Selekhmeteva has won the two that came since — Austin in February 6-2 7-5, and Eastbourne qualifying in June. Ninety-three and 92 in the rankings, an Elo gap of 38 points, and the ratings will not separate them. Rakhimova has the bigger scalp this week: 7-6(4) 6-2 over the 27th seed Barbora Krejcikova in 1 hour 53 minutes, on a day when she made 26 unforced errors to Krejcikova's 41 and converted four of five break points. Selekhmeteva's 6-2 6-4 over Aoi Ito was tidier still — 21 winners to twelve, one break conceded all match, 1 hour 22 minutes — and it was her first US Open main-draw win and her first at a major on a hard court. The recent form and the shorter match point one way; the ranking, the record and the bigger win point the other.
The case for Oksana Selekhmeteva
47% to winSelekhmeteva has won the last two meetings, including a straight-sets one on a hard court in February, and had the cheaper day on Monday: 1 hour 22 minutes, one break conceded, 70 points to 57. She is a left-hander, which is a problem Rakhimova has not had to solve in eighteen months, and her 25–22 hard-court record is a better rate than Rakhimova's 74–96. This is her first main-draw win at this tournament, and there is no weight of expectation on a player at No. 93.
The case for Kamilla Rakhimova
53% to winRakhimova has just beaten a Grand Slam champion. Krejcikova, the 27th seed, was taken out 7-6(4) 6-2 with Rakhimova converting four of five break points and losing only two service games in the match. She has been to the third round here before, which Selekhmeteva has not, and her 2-2 record in the head-to-head includes both meetings at this tournament's qualifying. Thirty-one minutes more court time is a small price for that kind of confidence.
Both cases written 2026-08-31, before the first ball — frozen into the record exactly as written, whatever the result. The percentages are mine — opinions with a percent sign on. They add to 100 because tennis has no draw to hide the rounding in.
My locked pick: Kamilla Rakhimova to advance ✓ RIGHT
“Barely — the bigger win this week and the deeper record here, against an opponent who has beaten her twice running.”
Locked 2026-08-31 20:50 UTC — rendered verbatim from the pick ledger; never a fresher, hedged version
Tale of the tape
Oksana SelekhmetevaKamilla RakhimovaPlayer vitals: US Open official player feed (usopen.org) and Tennis Abstract career match logs · as of 2026-09-02.
Career head-to-head: Tennis Abstract career match logs (tour-level) · as of 2026-08-31.
Storylines
- Rakhimova beat 27th seed Barbora Krejcikova 7-6(4) 6-2, converting four of five break points.
- Selekhmeteva beat Aoi Ito 6-2 6-4 for her first US Open main-draw win and her first major win on a hard court.
- The head-to-head is 2-2, with Selekhmeteva winning the two most recent — Austin in February and Eastbourne qualifying in June.
- They are ranked No. 93 and No. 92; the Elo gap is 38 points.
- Rakhimova has been to the third round here (2021); Selekhmeteva had never won a main-draw match here before Monday.
Head to head
Level at 2-2. Rakhimova won both qualifying meetings, at Cluj-Napoca in 2022 and at this tournament in 2024; Selekhmeteva has won the two since, 6-2 7-5 at Austin in February 2026 and 7-6(3) 2-6 6-1 in Eastbourne qualifying in June.
Source: Tennis Abstract career match logs (tour-level) · as of 2026-08-31.
Court & schedule: Court 15, Wednesday 2 September. The US Open posts each day's order of play the evening before; this one is on the board. (Official US Open order of play, as of 2026-09-02)
Weather: Sunday — the men's final, and the last match of the fortnight — is 78°F with showers and thunderstorms 95% likely, the wettest day of the two weeks and the one day that cannot be pushed back. Ashe closes its roof and plays on. It clears overnight: 20% Sunday night, 20% Monday, then dry and sunny from Tuesday. (National Weather Service New York forecast, as of 2026-09-13)
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York — hard.