We have the last eight women standing at the Cincinnati Open, led by Top 10 players Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula.
Iga Swiatek [1] vs. Mirra Andreeva
Top seed Iga Swiatek dominated her third-round match, losing just four games against No. 15 seed Marta Kostyuk. In the quarterfinals, the Pole will have her first career meeting with 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who overcame this year’s two-time Grand Slam finalist Jasmine Paolini in the third round. It will be an interesting first-time clash between Swiatek and Andreeva, who described her game as Swiatek’s in one of her early interviews on the WTA Tour.
Aryna Sabalenka [3] vs. Liudmila Samsonova [10]
Third seed Aryna Sabalenka allowed Elina Svitolina to recover from a 5-3 deficit in the first set but quickly regrouped, breaking the Ukrainian again to ultimately secure a 7-5 6-2 victory, continuing her Cincinnati campaign without dropping a set. The three-time Cincy semifinalist’s next challenge will be against tenth seed Liudmila Samsonova, who rallied from a set down to defeat Elina Avanesyan 4-6 6-0 6-3. Samsonova holds a 2-1 lead in their head-to-head, including a victory over Sabalenka on the hard courts of Montreal last year.
Jessica Pegula [6] vs. Leylah Fernandez
Fresh off her National Bank Open title in…
