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Aryna Sabalenka's Cincinnati Open title defense ended in the quarterfinals after a straight-set defeat (6-1, 6-4) to Elena Rybakina. Rybakina's powerful serves, including 11 aces, proved too much for the defending champion. This victory marks Rybakina's fifth win against Sabalenka in their 12 meetings. She will face Iga Swiatek in the semifinals, who defeated Anna Kalinskaya. In the men's draw, Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the semifinals after a hard-fought victory over Andrey Rublev and will face Alexander Zverev.
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