Madrid Open winner Sabalenka was sent packing in the quarter-finals by Chinese eighth-seed Zheng Qinwen 6-4, 6-3

Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Italian Open semi-finals by defeating Jack Draper, displaying resilience after a shaky start. Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka was ousted by Zheng Qinwen, who also set up a semi-final clash with Coco Gauff.

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ROME — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a set down against Sofia Kenin to advance at the Italian Open on Sunday. Kenin, the No. 31-seeded American, won the first set of the third round match in Rome 6-3, but Sabalenka powered back to take the next two sets by the same score.

Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, and Zheng Qinwen advance to the semi-finals of the Italian Open with notable victories. Defending champion Alexander Zverev and world number one Aryna Sabalenka are eliminated.

Carlos Alcaraz kicked off his bid for a first Italian Open title by cruising past Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-3 in Rome.

ROME (AP) — Zheng Qinwen earned her first victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-3 on Wednesday to set up an Italian Open semifinal match against Coco Gauff.

Sabalenka fought back from 3-5 down before beating Kostyuk and increasing her head-to-head lead to 4-0. She meets Zheng Qinwen of China next