Twice down break point while two games from victory against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina stepped up to serve. She had let victory slip through her fingers against Sabalenka two months earlier in Berlin, squandering four consecutive match points in a third-set tiebreak. She had suffered close losses from winning positions all year.

Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets to set up Cincinnati semi-final against Iga Swiatek; Carlos Alcaraz beats Andrey Rublev to reach last four; watch the Cincinnati Open until the finals on Monday,

Elena Rybakina controlled the match since the beginning, leaving Aryna Sabalenka struggling to keep up. She registered a straight-set win in the quarterfinals game.