(Reuters) -World number one Aryna Sabalenka kept her Cincinnati Open title defence alive by claiming a 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(5) victory over Emma Raducanu in a marathon third-round clash on Monday, while men's top seed Jannik Sinner overcame Canadian Gabriel Diallo.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has called for a bigger dining room at the Cincinnati Open, despite being impressed with the tournament's recent upgrades. Sabalenka overcame an early challenge to defeat Marketa Vondrousova 7-5,

Emma Raducanu and Aryna Sabalenka have both spoken out ahead of the blockbuster Cincinnati Open clash on Monday. World No 39 Raducanu and world No 1 Sabalenka will do battle at the WTA 1000 event in third-round action this week,