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.

Aryna Sabalenka's Cincinnati Open title defense is over. The World No. 1 was eliminated by Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals Aug. 15.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka falls to a 6-1 6-4 defeat by Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open.

Taylor Fritz is chasing his second Masters 1000 of his career in Cincinnati. He knocked out Emilio Nava and Lorenzo Sonego to

Elena Rybakina found herself in another very tight contest this summer but this time the 2022 Wimbledon champion ended on the winning side after edging out No. 19 seed Elise Mertens 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Cincinnati third round.