US EditionElena Rybakina Knocks Out World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Cincinnati Open Quarterfinals
Elena Rybakina served 11 aces and broke Aryna Sabalenka multiple times to advance to the Cincinnati Open semifinals, where she will face Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek.
- On Friday, Elena Rybakina stunned Sabalenka to reach the Cincinnati semi-final after defeating her 6-1, 6-4 in the quarter-finals.
- Last week, Rybakina reached the Montreal semi-finals and avenged a loss to Sabalenka on Berlin grass two months ago.
- With 81% of first-serve points won, Rybakina broke Sabalenka twice in the 6-1 opening set, served 11 aces, and converted 3-of-5 break points.
- Following the upset, questions arose over Sabalenka's form as her title defence ended in a comprehensive loss, raising doubts over her world No 1 status.
- With the semi-final looming, Swiatek and Rybakina vie to unseat Sabalenka as women's tennis queen, as a victory on Sunday would secure Swiatek's first WTA 1000 final in 15 months and a WTA Finals spot.
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Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka fell this Friday to Kazakh Elena Rybakina for 6-1 and 6-4 in an hour and 25 minutes and saw her illusion of defending the title of female singles in the Cincinnati Masters 1000. The world’s number 1 tennis player had an unusually gray performance in the quarter-finals of American cement and was eliminated. Wimbledon champion in 2022 and number 10 in the WTA ranking, Rybakina is having, instead, her best performance on …
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