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Switzerland Goalkeeper Yann Sommer Ends National Team Career after 94 Games 

Switzerland's goalkeeper Yann Sommer dives to attempt a save during a quarterfinal match between England and Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Duesseldorf, Germany, July 6, 2024. (AP)
Switzerland's goalkeeper Yann Sommer dives to attempt a save during a quarterfinal match between England and Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Duesseldorf, Germany, July 6, 2024. (AP)
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Switzerland Goalkeeper Yann Sommer Ends National Team Career after 94 Games 

Switzerland's goalkeeper Yann Sommer dives to attempt a save during a quarterfinal match between England and Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Duesseldorf, Germany, July 6, 2024. (AP)
Switzerland's goalkeeper Yann Sommer dives to attempt a save during a quarterfinal match between England and Switzerland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Duesseldorf, Germany, July 6, 2024. (AP)

After a decade as Switzerland’s No. 1 goalkeeper, Yann Sommer retired from the national team on Monday at age 35 to focus on playing for Inter Milan.

Sommer’s decision announced by the Swiss soccer federation will likely see Gregor Kobel of Borussia Dortmund step up as the first-choice ’keeper.

Sommer went to three World Cups and three European Championships with Switzerland after making his debut in 2012.

The last of his 94 games was a penalty shootout loss to England after a 1-1 draw in the Euro 2024 quarterfinals last month in Germany.

Sommer’s finest moment for the national team was saving Kylian Mbappé’s penalty to seal a shootout win against France after a 3-3 draw in the round of 16 at Euro 2020.

Sommer helped Inter win Serie A in his first season in Italy, and also won league titles in Germany with Bayern Munich and four times in Switzerland with Basel.

The 26-year-old Kobel has played five times for Switzerland including once at the 2022 World Cup, a 3-2 win over Serbia in Qatar, when Sommer was sidelined by a heavy cold.

Switzerland next plays on Sept. 5 and 8, against Denmark and Euro 2024 champion Spain in a top-tier group of the UEFA Nations League.

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Top-Ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner Reach Semifinals in Cincinnati

Jannick Sinner of Italy serves to Andrey Rublev of Russia during Day 7 of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 17, 2024, in Mason, Ohio. (Getty Images/AFP)
Jannick Sinner of Italy serves to Andrey Rublev of Russia during Day 7 of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 17, 2024, in Mason, Ohio. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Top-Ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner Reach Semifinals in Cincinnati

Jannick Sinner of Italy serves to Andrey Rublev of Russia during Day 7 of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 17, 2024, in Mason, Ohio. (Getty Images/AFP)
Jannick Sinner of Italy serves to Andrey Rublev of Russia during Day 7 of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 17, 2024, in Mason, Ohio. (Getty Images/AFP)

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner fended off challenges Saturday to reach the semifinals in the Cincinnati Open.

Swiatek extended her match winning streak to 15 with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory over 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva. Swiatek will face third-ranked Arnya Sabalenka, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over 10th-ranked Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-2.

Sinner avenged last week’s loss to No. 6 Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals in Montreal with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory to become the first Italian man to reach the Cincinnati semis in the Open era.

"It was very windy and I tried to be as consistent as possible," Sinner said. "First time that I’ve played a semifinal in this place, so that’s very positive."

Swiatek and Sabalenka have met twice already this year, with Swiatek winning consecutive finals in Madrid and Rome. Swiatek is 8-3 against the two-time Grand Slam winner.

"We're both players that kind of deserve to be in semifinals and finals, because we're working very hard," Swiatek said. "I respect Aryna so much. Physically, she's always fighting and has lots of power."

Neither player has reached the final in Cincinnati.

Swiatek lost to eventual champion Coco Gauff last year in her first semifinal appearance. Sabalenka is a three-time semifinalist, including each of the past two years.

"We've had a lot of great battles in the past," Sabalenka said. "It's always a high-intensity match. I'm really looking forward to another great battle against her."

Sinner will face No. 3 Alexander Zverev. Zverev, the only remaining former champion in the draw, beat Ben Shelton 3-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5. Zverev has won four straight against Sinner.

Frances Tiafoe advanced to the semifinals for the second consecutive year when Hubert Hurkacz retired in the second set because of a calf injury. Tiafoe will face Holger Rune, a 6-4, 6-2 winner over Jack Draper in the late match.

In the other women's quarterfinals, No. 6 Jessica Pegula outlasted Leylah Fernandez, 6-2, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3) for her first semifinal berth in Cincinnati. Pegula, coming off a successful title defense Monday in Canada, will face Paula Badosa.

Badosa beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3, 6-2.

"Paula is really playing some good tennis," Pegula said. "She turned her year around and is finding some form. She's a top player."