World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka gets her revenge over Ons Jabeur to reach semi-finals in Cincinnati 

World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka returned to the semifinals at the Western & Southern Open after getting her revenge and defeating No.5 Ons Jabeur 7-5, 6-3 in the quarterfinals on Friday night.

The victory sets up a rematch of the dramatic Roland Garros semifinal that saw Karolina Muchova save match point to defeat Sabalenka in three sets.

“Super happy to get this win back,” Sabalenka said. At the same time I’m a little bit sad for Ons. I really hope she’ll recover fast and she’ll be ready for the US Open.”

After avenging her Wimbledon semifinal loss to Jabeur, Sabalenka now hopes to get one back against Muchova.

“I actually think this surface is really good for her style of game,” Sabalenka said. “But probably I felt more confidence on the hard court against her. I kind of know her a little bit better.

“I hope I’m going to take this win back. At least I’ll do everything I can, everything that is in my hands to get this win back.”

Up next for Sabalenka is Karolina Muchova Ranked No.17 at the start of the week, Muchova is into her seventh semifinal overall. She holds a 3-3 record in tour-level semifinals. Her last semifinal appearance came in May at the French Open, where she saved match point to defeat No.2 Aryna Sabalenka en route to her first major final.