Cincinnati Open: Cirstea advances to last 16, Swiatek next
Sorana Cirstea edged out Yue Yuan 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4 on Monday evening. She’ll play Pole Iga Swiatek, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Sorana Cirstea in New York in 2022 (Imago/Panoramic)
Romanian Sorana Cirstea edged out Chinese lucky loser Yue Yuan 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4 to reach the last 16 of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Monday evening. Cirstea, ranked No 138, will face Pole Iga Swiatek, the No 3 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the 35-year-old Romanian edged out Pole Magdalena Frech, the No 22 seed (7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-4) and beat Croat Donna Vekic (6-1, 4-6, 6-3).
Yuan, ranked No 93, won against Russian Diana Shnaider, the No 14 seed (6-4, 1-6, 6-3) and Spanish lucky loser Cristina Bucsa (6-2, 6-2) earlier in the tournament.
Cincinnati WTA 1000, other 32 results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 5.152.599, most recent results first):
- Clara Tauson vs. Veronika Kudermetova
- Magda Linette vs. Jessica Pegula
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Dayana Yastremska vs. Coco Gauff
- Varvara Gracheva vs. Karolina Muchova
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Ashlyn Krueger
- Iva Jovic vs. Barbora Krejcikova
- Ella Seidel vs. McCartney Kessler
- Elena Rybakina vs. Elise Mertens
- Aoi Ito vs. Madison Keys
- Anna Kalinskaya vs. Amanda Anisimova: monday
- Aryna Sabalenka vs. Emma Raducanu: monday
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (12) beat Maya Joint: 6-4, 6-3
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro beat Taylor Townsend (WC): 6-4, 6-1
- Iga Swiatek beat Marta Kostyuk (25): W/O
