Iga Swiatek defeated Diane Parry 6-3, 6-4 in the Cincinnati quarter-finals on Aug 19. Aryna Sabalenka beat Wang 6-1, 6-3. The Williams sisters lost doubles to Kostyuk/Stearns. Zverev reached the last 16.
Sabalenka beat Wang 6-1, 6-3 in about an hour. First serve held; return broke Wang’s second. The semi is open after Swiatek beat Parry.
Kostyuk and Stearns beat the Williams sisters in Cincinnati doubles. In singles Swiatek and Sabalenka are in the semis; Zverev reached the last 16.
After a wrist injury Carlos Alcaraz will skip Canada and aim for the Cincinnati Masters. Fresh off Wimbledon, Jannik Sinner remains the US Open favorite.