Swiatek first into Cincinnati round of 16 after Kostyuk withdrawal

Pole Iga Swiatek, the No 3 seed, reached the last 16 of the Cincinnati Open after Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, the No 25 seed, withdrew before the match on Monday night at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

“Marta Kostyuk has withdrawn from the singles main draw due to a right wrist injury. Iga Swiatek advances via walkover” wrote the tournament in a media release.

Swiatek, ranked No 3, will play the winner of the match between Romanian Sorana Cirstea and Chinese lucky loser Yue Yuan next.

The Pole defeated Russian Anastasia Potapova (6-1, 6-4) ahead of her victory. In the previous round of the Cincinnati tournament, Kostyuk, ranked No 28, won against German Tatjana Maria (6-0, 6-1).

Cincinnati WTA 1000, other 32 results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 5.152.599, most recent results first):

• Jasmine Paolini vs. Ashlyn Krueger
• Anna Kalinskaya vs. Amanda Anisimova
• Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Maya Joint
• Sorana Cirstea vs. Yue Yuan
• Aoi Ito vs. Madison Keys
• Elena Rybakina vs. Elise Mertens
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Taylor Townsend
• Aryna Sabalenka vs. Emma Raducanu