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Cincinnati Open LIVE: Fils-Tiafoe and Gauff-Pegula finals set for Sunday

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Crowd favourite Coco Gauff rounded out semi-finals day at the Cincinnati Open with an easy win over Sara Bejlek.
Crowd favourite Coco Gauff rounded out semi-finals day at the Cincinnati Open with an easy win over Sara Bejlek.Aaron Doster-Imagn Images

It's semi-final day in Cincinnati as tennis' top stars look for the final tune-up ahead of the US Open, and we have it all covered for you from the first serve to match point with our Tennis Tracker.

04:45 CET - Coco Gauff's last Cincinnati Open final appearance came in 2023, when she won both that and the subsequent US Open. 

Great signs heading into tomorrow's all-American showdown with Jessica Pegula.

Before that, we'll have the men's final with another American - rank no. 23 Frances Tiafoe - playing rank no. 21 Frenchman Arthur Fils.  

That brings semi-finals day at the Cincinnati Open to a close, but please check in same time tomorrow as we keep you up to date with all of the action from the finals!

04:40 CET - Our two Cincinnati Open finals are now in stone after Coco Gauff completely bulldozed her world number 35 opponent, winning the second set 6-1 in little more than half an hour. 

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04:05 CET - The crowd favourite Gauff is one set up after winning the first 6-4 in 44 minutes, with a total of five breaks of serve between the two players. 

Gauff won just 57% of her first serve points but also won 57% of Bejlek's first serve points in return. 

There were a couple of very entertaining rallies, as to be expected between two star players with very similar playing styles.

03:20 CET - The second women's semi-final between Sara Bejlek and Coco Gauff is underway, with both players holding their opening service games.

02:59 CET - Tiafoe is through to the final and extends his dominance of Brandon Nakashima to eight wins from nine matches!

The second set was much more straight forward: 6-3 in 39 minutes, winning 85% of first serve points and breaking in the fifth and ninth games of the set.

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02:21 CET - After a one-hour epic, Frances Tiafoe has drawn first blood in Cincinnati. 

There were five breaks of serve in that set, including the crucial one that put Tiafoe 6-5 up. 

That was after he saved this set point with Nakashima leading 5-4:

01:20 CET - The second men's semi-final is now underway with Brandon Nakashima holding serve first up. 

01:05 CET - It won't be long before Francis Tiafoe (ATP 23) and Brandon Nakashima (ATP 22) warm up for the second men's semi-final, fighting to take on Arthur Fils in the final.

Tiafoes has a commanding 7-1 head-to-head record against Nakashima, including 6-1 on hardcourt surfaces. Despite that, it's Nakashima who starts as a narrow favourite due to his impeccable form in the US Open series and his impressive win over quarter-finalist Taylor Fritz. 

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00:58 CET - After the quickest set of the match, Jessica Pegula is through to the final!

The two players traded breaks in the fourth and fifth games of the set before Pegula went up 5-4 with her seventh and final break point, serving things out to win 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

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00:05 CET - Swiatek has levelled up the semi-final in Cincinnati! The game is going to a third after she took the second set 6-4 with a break of serve.

Pegula's serve dropped off in that set, recording a first serve percentage of only 51% and losing almost two-thirds of second serve points. The momentum is with Poland's world number five. 

A reminder that the winner takes on either Coco Gauff or Sara Bejlek in the final.

Follow the third set live here. 

23:14 CET - Jessica Pegula has edged a closely fought first set against Iga Swiatek to move within one step of the final but that only begins to tell the story of a first set that saw more breaks in serve than holds! Let's see how the second set unfolds...

21:32 CET - Arthur Fils has made light work of seventh seed and favourite Flavio Cobolli to book his place in the final at Cincinnati.

Fils has been in inspired form this tournament and deserves his place in the final after a 6-3, 6-4 win.

20:18 CET - Rain didn't come down in the end, and it was more of a precaution, so we are back underway in the first semi-final!

19:45 CET - The rain is coming down in Cincinnati, and we are likely to have a stoppage in play for at least 45 minutes.

19:27 CET - We are a few minutes away from play getting started, with Flavio Cobolli facing Arthur Fils in the first semi-final.

Follow the contest live with ScoresStat.

16:30 CET - Welcome back to ScoresStat's Tennis Tracker for a big day of preparation ahead of the final Grand Slam of the year.

In the men's draw, it is wide open to see who will lift the title on Sunday. Flavio Cobolli is the highest-ranked player at 10 in the world, but all four left in the tournament have a shot at the crown.

The Italian takes on Arthur Fils from 19:30 CET, with Fils winning both of their encounters in the past, both in straight sets.

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In the other semi-final from 01:30 CET on Sunday morning is an all-American affair between Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima.

Nakashima has been on a tear in recent weeks. He made the final in Montreal last week, falling just short of the win, and he beat Taylor Fritz in his last match to make the final four.

Tiafoe, though, will be a stern test. He leads the head-to-head 7-1, whilst he has won seven of his 10 matches against fellow Americans this year.

Meanwhile, in the women's draw, three stars and one underdog will take to the court.

The blockbuster clash is undoubtedly Jessica Pegula vs Iga Swiatek. The former number one, Swiatek, has seen her form improve in recent weeks, winning the Canadian Open last time out.

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It's been a tough run in Cincinnati for Pegula. She needed three sets to see off Amanda Anisimova, and she knows it will be another tough test today, with the head-to-head record favouring the Pole 7-5.

In the other semi-final, Coco Gauff faces up-and-coming Czech star Sara Bejlek, who took down former Australian Open champion Madison Keys in the last round.

This is just her second WTA semi-final, and she could prove a problem for the American.

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