It’s a top-notch semifinal women’s line-up at the Cincinnati Masters in Ohio.

World No. 1 Iga Swiatek eased past Marketa Vondrousova 7-6(3), 6-1 in the quarters in a match of the last two Grand Slam winners.

Swiatek converted 5-of-6 on break chances as the Polish star won the last four games to reach her 26th career semifinal and improve to 2-0 against the Czech lefty.

Vondrousova twice served for the first …

In the big match of the day at the Cincinnati Masters world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz had his revenge on American Tommy Paul with a bruising 7-6(8-6), 6-7(0-7), 6-3 victory.

The first two sets took well over two hours alone, and then the rains came as the match was stopped and then nearly started 3 more times before finally getting completed.

Paul had break leads in the first and the …

Half the Top 4 fell at the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday. In third round play, the top seeded Iga Swiatek rallied from a set down to defeat the 20-year-old Qinwen Zheng 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.

Swiatek, ranked No. 1, hit three doubles, 9/29 (31%) on second serves, was seven of 10 on break chances, faced 7 break chances.

“I always feel like I just need to focus on myself and …

After 23 months Novak Djokovic played his first match in the USA Wednesday night at the Cincinnati Masters and it didn’t take long. Djokovic was up against Canadian semifinalist Alejandro Davidovich Fokina but the Spaniard pulled up lame with a back injury in the middle of the first.

Djokovic would break but fail to serve out the first, but broke again to take the opener and Davidovich Fokina …

After a tight after last week at the Canadian Masters for Iga Swiatek in her win over Danielle Collins, today at the Cincinnati Masters the world No. 1 had now problems hammering the American 6-1, 6-0 in her opener.

Swiatek lost just six points on first serve winning the last nine games of the match from 3-1 up in the first.

“It was a really solid match and …

Carlos Alcaraz struggled in his Cincinnati Masters opener getting past Jordan Thompson 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

Alcaraz got through a 30 minute rain delay but found himself down a break 4-2 in the opener. Thompson’s game would fall apart, giving the Spaniard a slew of errors.

In the second, Thompson wouldn’t go away. He again would broke and again would give it back, this time while trying to serve for …

In a mild upset, American Grand Slam winner Sloane Stephens sent out defending champion Caroline Garcia in the Frenchwoman’s opener 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the third round at the Cincinnati Masters.

Garcia won the title last year as a qualifier and had two wins over Stephens in Cincinnati.

“I felt like I played really well, I’d say consistent, but honestly there’s nothing better than playing in the U.S. …

Following an early-morning 3am finish for Elena Rybakina in Canada, many players on the WTA are not happy players are having to compete at that late an hour.

Iga Swiatek met the press yesterday at the Cincinnati Masters, and she asked the WTA if fans were even watching matches that late into the night past 10pm. But the WTA has yet to get back to her with any …

Before the rains came, Venus Williams was the story of Day 2 at the Cincinnati Masters.

The 43-year-old legend conjured up a huge upset stunning No. 16 seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 7-5. It was Venus’s first tour win since June and her first win over any Top 20 player since upended Kiki Bertens four years ago at Cincinnati in 2019.

“Definitely satisfaction from today is all the work that goes …

The Cincinnati Masters kicks into high gear Monday for the true start of the seventh men’s 1000 level event of the season.

Tonight, a blockbuster session awaits on Centre Court with comeback moms Caroline Wozniacki and Elina Svitolina colliding.

That’s preceded by a battle of former champions as Alexander Zverev takes on Grigor Dimitrov.

During the day session, 43-year-old Venus Williams returns to take on the powerful Russian Veronika …

Jannik Sinner is finally a Masters champion. The 22-year-old Italian collected the biggest title of his young career besting Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-1 in the final of the Canadian Open Masters in Toronto.

“It feels amazing,” said Sinner. “Great result, one I can share with all my team, with the hard work we put in. With all the people that are close to me, even if they’re …

After a 3-set win earlier in the day over Elena Rybakina in a rain-delay Canadian Masters semifinal in Montreal, Liudmila Samsonova had nothing left for the final match against Jessica Pegula. The American dominated the affair winning the last 11 games for a 6-1, 6-0 victory.

Pegula collects her third career title in her seventh final. It’s her first title since her maiden WTA 1000 trophy at Guadalajara …

After a tough finish at the Canadian Masters in Montreal, the new women’s Big 3 of Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina (also the last three women to win Grand Slam titles) will look to get back in form at this week’s Cincinnati Masters.

Just like in Montreal, the Cincinnati is again loaded with all Top 30 players in attendance, including Ons Jabeur and Barbora …

For the first time since his 2021 US Open loss which dashed his Calendar Slam, Novak Djokovic is back in the USA.

The Serb returns to the Cincinnati Masters, the last big stop before the US Open and the seventh of nine Masters events on the season.

Djokovic, a 2-time Cincinnati champion, is seeded second behind Wimbledon winner Carlos Alcaraz. Former champions Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and Andy …

Jessica Pegula beat world No. 1 Iga Swiatek for a second time this year, this time doing in a crazy semifinal at the Canadian Open Masters in Montreal 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-4.

“It was a great match,” Pegula said to the WTA. “It was tough. Kind of a roller coaster. Really up and down, but I’m glad I was able to hold my nerve there at the end.”

Pegula, …