No.1s Sinner, Swiatek stage Cincy fightbacks as Zverev escapes
The HinduWorld No 1’s Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek both turned around losing situations on Saturday to move into the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open. Sinner will square off in the semis against third-ranked 2021 champion Alexander Zverev, who got past rain interruptions in the final set to defeat Ben Shelton 3-6, 7-6, 7-5. Poland's Swiatek grabbed a break in the penultimate game of a match lasting more than two and a half hours to finally advance past Andreeva at the US Open tuneup, which concludes on Monday. Sabalenka, who has reached her fourth Cincinnati semi-final -- and third in a row -- will take over the WTA second ranking spot from Coco Gauff heading into the US Open start on August 26. American sixth seed Jessica Pegula worked for more than three hours in the wind to defeat Canada's Leylah Fernandez 7-5, 6-7, 7-6 to reach the semis.
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