Sabalenka cruises into US Open quarter-finals with Noskova test to come

Reigning champion beats Townsend in straight setsLinda Noskova defeats Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 5-7, 6-4Aryna Sabalenka’s US Open title defence continued to gather steam as she returned to the ­quarter‑finals at Flushing Meadows with a solid ­performance and an assured ­victory, defeating Taylor Townsend ...