Iga Swiatek advanced to the semifinals of the Cincinnati tournament with a quarterfinals win over Elena Rybakina after Rybakina retired trailing 4-1. At the time of Rybakina's retirement, Swiatek had converted 100% of her break points and secured one service break to Rybakina's none. Swiatek did not hit an ace but made one double fault, while Rybakina had one ace and one double fault.
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Swiatek I. advanced when Rybakina E. retired.
Swiatek I. and Rybakina E. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Swiatek I. went 15–11 (58%) against them, Rybakina E. 26–4 (87%). Rybakina E. came out better against 9 of 19 comparable opponents, Swiatek I. against 2 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement, lower-tier event).
Hard: Swiatek I. leads 7–4 · Clay: Rybakina E. leads 2–1
Iga Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina 4-1 after Elena Rybakina retired. Umpiry, "Iga Swiatek vs Elena Rybakina — Cincinnati Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-08-21/rybakina-vs-swiatek-cincinnati-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 21 August 2026).