<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/my-rivalry-with-iga-is-good-for-our-sport-23408585" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Aryna Sabalenka</strong></a> got through a dramatic tiebreak set to get past Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 7-6 (8) in two hours and five minutes to storm into the quarter-final of the Italian Open here on Tuesday.</p>
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<p>After a routine first set for the World No. 1, Sabalenka and Kostyuk put on a thrilling display in the second set. Sabalenka fought back from 3-5 down before beating Kostyuk and increasing her head-to-head lead to 4-0. She meets Zheng Qinwen of China next.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/carlos-alcaraz-in-last-16-osaka-shocked-at-italian-open-23541205" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Carlos Alcaraz</strong></a> was made to work for a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win over Karen Khachanov that earned him a spot in the quarterfinals on Tuesday and a rematch with Jack Draper, who beat him earlier this year.&nbsp;</p>
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Sabalenka fought back from 3-5 down before beating Kostyuk and increasing her head-to-head lead to 4-0. She meets Zheng Qinwen of China next

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