Cincinnati Championship | Third final in three weeks for Dabrowski and Stephanie

Barty, the tournament favorite and last month’s Wimbledon champion, will advance to her sixth semi-final this year.

She needed just 71 minutes to defeat Krijkova, the ninth seed and champion at Roland Garros in June.

Barty trailed 2-4 in the second half, but knocked out her opponent by winning the next four matches.

In the next round, Barty will face German Angelique Kerber. The latter advanced 6-4 3-3 over Petra Kvitova when she was the Czech and 11^NS The seeds have spilled.

Kerber has won 14 of his last 15 matches. His only loss in that series came to Barty in the semi-finals at Wimbledon.

In the evening, Switzerland’s surprise run continued Jill Teichmann when she showed compatriot Belinda Bencic (No. 10) in sets 6-3 6-2.

Before Bencic’s elimination, Tishman defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the third round. She now faces Czech Karolina Pliskova (No. 5).

Pliskova trailed 4-0 in the first set when the valves opened at the expense of Spain’s Paula Padusa.

After finally winning the first set 7-5 in 66 minutes, Pliskova took advantage of Padusa’s retirement to advance to the next round. It was leading 2-0 when the Spaniard retired.

Dabrowski: The sequence continues

On the women’s doubles side, Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian Luisa Stefani reached the third final in as many weeks, with a 7-5, 3-6 (10-7) victory over Krezhikova and her compatriot Katerina Siniakova in a match she played in. afternoon.

Confronting the second seed in the tournament, Dabrowski and sixth seed Stephanie erased from a 1-4 deficit in the crucial tiebreak. A forehand kick by Sinyakova into the net confirmed the victory of Dabrowski and Stephanie.

Dabrowski and Stephanie only played a fourth tournament together, reaching the final at every opportunity. Last Sunday, they won the title in Montreal, a week after losing the final in San Jose.

Since the beginning of August, Dabrowski and Stephanie have been 12-1 and have now won nine straight games.

In Sunday’s final, they will face Australian duo Samantha Stosur and China’s Shuai Zhang, who defeated American Nicole Melchard and Dutchman Demi Schurz 6-3, 6-7 (5) (10-4) in tandem.