# Tennis: World number two Carlos Alcaraz has set up a mouthwatering semifinal clash with world number three Alexander Zverev of Germany in the Cincinnati Open. The Spaniard battled past Russia’s Andrey Rublev, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, while Zverev saw off American Ben Shelton, 6-2, 6-2. In the women’s draw, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan knocked out defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus, 6-1, 6-4. She will face Poland’s Iga Swiatek in the semifinals, who beat Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya, 6-3, 6-4. Italian Jasmine Paolini defeated American Coco Gauff, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Tennis: Alcaraz through to the Cincinnati Open semifinals, while Sabalenka is knocked out