Tennis-Keys beats Rybakina in Cincinnati to set up semi-final with Kvitova

Aug 19, 2022; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Madison Keys (USA) returns a shot during her match against Elena Rybakina (KAZ) at the Western & Southern Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) -American Madison Keys swept past Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina 6-2 6-4 at the Cincinnati Open on Friday, setting up a semi-final clash with Petra Kvitova after the Czech defeated Ajla Tomljanovic.

After dispatching world number one Iga Swiatek in the third round, the 27-year-old Keys carried that momentum into the quarter-finals with a dominating win over 25th-ranked Rybakina.