Overview

• Elena Rybakina upset defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 6-1, 6-4 with 11 aces to reach her first Cincinnati semifinal and avenge a tough Berlin defeat.
• Jannik Sinner routed Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-0, 6-2 to extend his hard-court streak; he will face qualifier Terence Atmane next.
• Qualifier Terence Atmane stunned seventh seed Holger Rune 6-2, 6-3 to become the first qualifier to reach an ATP Masters 1000 semifinal in Cincinnati.
• Carlos Alcaraz survived a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 win over Andrey Rublev, breaking late in the decider; he trails Sinner by fewer than 2,000 ranking points and meets Alexander Zverev in the semis.
• The women’s draw is set after Iga Swiatek beat Anna Kalinskaya 6-3, 6-4 to play Rybakina, with Jasmine Paolini, Veronika Kudermetova filling the other semifinal slots.