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Excellent women’s singles semifinals Saturday – intriguing, potentially great. Both went the distance; both were upsets.

And in doubles, the American team of Taylor Townsend and Alycia Parks cut a swath through three seeded teams to win the title.

It’s been an odd week, but very, very good players there at the end.

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Western & Southern Open
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 14 – 20, 2023
Prize money: $2,788,468
Draws: S56 – D32

Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[7] Coco Gauff (USA) def [1] Iga Swiatek (POL) 76 (2) 36 64

Karolina Muchova (CZE) def [2] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 67 (4) 63 62

Doubles final

Alycia Parks / Taylor Townsend (USA) def [3] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) 67 (1) 64 [10-6]

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