Aryna Sabalenka's Cincinnati Open title defense is over. The World No. 1 was eliminated by Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals Aug. 15.

(Reuters) -Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka was dismantled 6-1 6-4 on Friday by Elena Rybakina who powered into her first Cincinnati Open semi-final with a display of clinical serving. The Kazakh ninth seed delivered a brilliant performance to secure her seventh career win over a top-ranked player and set up a blockbuster clash with Poland's Iga Swiatek in a showdown of Wimbledon champions.

It's been a busy year for women's No. 1 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka. She's made deep runs in every grand slam event so far, reaching the final in the Australia Open and French Open and getting to the semifinal round at Wimbledon.

Carlos Alcaraz will face World No. 11 Andrey Rublev in the Cincinnati Open quarterfinal Friday at 3 p.m. ET. Alcaraz is 3-1 all time against Rublev, most recently beating the Russian in the Round of 16 at Wimbledon. Alcaraz vs. Rublev will air on Tennis Channel, you can stream it on DirecTV (free trial).

World number two Carlos Alcaraz battles past Andrey Rublev 6-3 4-6 7-5 to reach the Cincinnati Open semi-finals.

A finalist in 2023, Carlos Alcaraz will return to the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters 1000. The world No. 2 achieved this by defeating Andrey Rublev in three sets (6-3, 4-6, 7-5), despite a scare when he was broken while serving for the match.