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

The WTA Cincinnati quarterfinals are set ahead of what promises to be an entertaining day of tennis in Ohio. As always, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for all four matches – as well as the action in the men’s singles,

Twice down break point while two games from victory against world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina stepped up to serve. She had let victory slip through her fingers against Sabalenka two months earlier in Berlin, squandering four consecutive match points in a third-set tiebreak. She had suffered close losses from winning positions all year.