Aryna Sabalenka moved into the U.S. Open semifinals on Wednesday, looking every bit like a player who soon will be ranked No. 1 while rolling to a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Zheng Qinwen in just over an hour.

Sabalenka, who will take over the top spot in next week’s WTA rankings because of the fourth-round loss of current No. 1 and defending champion Iga Swiatek, still has not dropped a set at Flushing Meadows — and has ceded a total of 21 games through five matches.

Next up for Sabalenka is the winner of the night match on Ashe between ninth-seeded Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova and No. 17 American Madison Keys, the 2017 U.S. Open runner-up.

Pro football

Jones not at Raiders facility >> Defensive end Chandler Jones was not at the Las Vegas facility, a day after he posted, then deleted social media posts critical of Raiders management, and his status for Sunday’s season opener at Denver is in question.

Raiders coach Josh McDaniels characterized the situation as “day to day.”

Tyree Wilson, selected seventh overall in this year’s draft, is listed on the depth chart as the backup should Jones not play against the Broncos.

Nassib, first openly gay player to play in NFL games, announces his retirement >> Edge rusher Carl Nassib, the NFL’s first openly gay player to play in a regular-season game, announced his retirement.

Nassib came out in 2021 while with the Las Vegas Raiders. He spent last season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The 30-year-old Nassib, a third-round pick by the Browns in 2016, had 25 1/2 sacks in seven seasons with Cleveland, Las Vegas and two stints in Tampa Bay.

Basketball

Doncic ejected and Canada tops Slovenia >> Luka Doncic argued with the referees all night. And that’s why he wasn’t around in the final minutes, as Canada clinched a trip to the Basketball World Cup semifinals.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, RJ Barrett added 24 and Canada topped Slovenia 100-89. The win sends Canada into a semifinal matchup with Serbia on Friday.

Doncic had 26 points for Slovenia, but was ejected with 6:37 left after picking up his second technical of the game — both of them coming after he argued with referees over calls or non-calls.

Baseball

Cubs 8, Giants 2 >> Seiya Suzuki hit a three-run double, Cody Bellinger homered and Chicago beat San Francisco for its fourth consecutive win.

San Francisco dropped back to .500 with its sixth consecutive loss. The Giants (70-70) went 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left six runners on base.

A’s 5, Blue Jays 2 >> Carlos Pérez broke out of a lengthy batting slump with a two-run homer off Hyun Jin Ryu and Oakland avoided a three-game sweep by beating Toronto.

Pérez’s sixth home run of the season accounted for the only A’s runs scored off Ryu (3-2), who allowed five hits and had five strikeouts with one walk. The loss was his first since Aug. 1, when he made his season debut.