Serena Williams, Citing Back Pain, Withdraws From Cincinnati Masters

By BEN ROTHENBERG from NYT Sports Williams, who was forced to retire from the Rogers Cup final on Sunday, decided shortly before her first-round match was to start in Ohio that she could not compete.https://nyti.ms/2H4kswb

In Williams-Osaka Reboot, a Buffer Before the Open

By CURTIS RUSH from NYT Sports Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka met on Friday in Toronto in a rematch of last year’s U.S. Open final. Things went much better.https://nyti.ms/2yPfC19

Serena Williams Dominates a Rematch With Naomi Osaka

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports Williams advanced to the Rogers Cup semifinals by defeating Osaka, 6-3, 6-4, in their first meeting since Osaka won the U.S. Open final last year.https://nyti.ms/2OODhd7