Western & Southern Open: Bouzkova beats Mertens in second round

Marie Bouzkova won against Belgian Elise Mertens 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 to reach the third round of the Western & Southern Open at the Linder Tennis Family Center in Cincinnati on Wednesday night.

Bouzkova, ranked No 35, will face American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, next.

Marie Bouzkova beat Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu (6-2, 6-2) in the previous round of the Cincy Open.

During the 64 of the Cincy Open, Mertens, ranked No 29, defeated American Madison Keys, the No 15 seed (6-3, 3-6, 6-3).

Cincinnati WTA 1000, other second-round results:

• Mayar Sherif vs. Coco Gauff: thursday
• Donna Vekic vs. Victoria Azarenka: thursday
• Ann Li vs. Aryna Sabalenka: wednesday
• Elena Rybakina (4) beat Jelena Ostapenko: 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4
• Jasmine Paolini (Q) beat Cristina Bucsa (Q): 6-1, 6-3
• Linda Noskova (Q) beat Petra Kvitova (9): 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Qinwen Zheng beat Venus Williams (WC): 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
• Karolina Muchova beat Petra Martic: 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
• Maria Sakkari (8) beat Sorana Cirstea: 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Danielle Collins (WC): 6-1, 6-0
• Marketa Vondrousova (10) beat Anastasia Potapova: 6-4, 6-2
• Jessica Pegula beat Martina Trevisan (Q): 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3
• Daria Kasatkina (14) beat Varvara Gracheva (LL): 6-3, 6-1
• Sloane Stephens beat Caroline Garcia (6): 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Ons Jabeur (5) beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2)