From a field of 96, the Cincinnati Open has whittled down to two players with very different stories. World number 3 Iga Swiatek has long been the standard-bearer of the women’s game, amassing Grand Slam titles and holding the top ranking with authority.

A season that began with doubts has given way to a Wimbledon revival and a Cincinnati final. Now Iga Swiatek chases Aryna Sabalenka into the year-end showdown in Riyadh.

The semifinals are set at the Cincinnati Open. Here are the eight remaining players bidding for a title in Mason.

Today marks Zheng's first-ever victory at the WTA Finals. Her final match of round-robin play will come against the four-seed Jasmine Paolini, while Rybakina will play top seed Aryna Sabalenka.

Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe defeated Guo Hanyu and Alexandra Panova 6-4, 6-3 in the Cincinnati Open doubles final to claim their first WTA 1000 title as partners. Dabrowski and Routliffe have now won a Grand Slam title,

Canadian tennis sensation Victoria Mboko defied the odds and won her first Women’s Tennis Association title in the Canadian Open final, defeating seven-time WTA title winner Naomi Osaka.

World No. 1 Jannik Sinner and hot rival Carlos Alcaraz will face off in a major final for the fourth time this season after both booked straight-set wins into the title match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).

Coco Gauff has become one of the most recognisable faces in tennis, now sitting as the top-ranked American and a two-time Grand Slam winner. Even with just one title so far this year, it’s hard not to be impressed by what the 21-year-old has accomplished.