Cincinnati Open: Gauff advances to last eight, defeating Bronzetti
Coco Gauff beat Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-4 on Thursday and will play the winner of the match between Italian Jasmine Paolini, the No 7 seed, and Czech Barbora Krejcikova in the next round
Coco Gauff, Cincinnati 2025 | © Claude Cabit / PsNewz
American Coco Gauff, the second seed, defeated Italian Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Thursday, in the opening match of the day.
“For the most part I played aggressive”, she said. “Maybe I got a bit passive in some of those games. But it’s tough. The balls are super light and they fly. She wasn’t giving me much pace. I was trying to play with control but also aggressive. For the most part I think I did well. I had chances in a couple of those games. I missed a couple balls. But I learned from it and was able to close it out.”
Gauff, ranked No 2, will face the winner of the match between Italian Jasmine Paolini, the No 7 seed, and Czech Barbora Krejcikova next.
Cincinnati WTA 1000, other last 16 results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 5.152.599, most recent results first):
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Magda Linette
- Ella Seidel vs. Varvara Gracheva
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Barbora Krejcikova
- Anna Kalinskaya (28) beat Ekaterina Alexandrova (12): 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Aryna Sabalenka (1) beat Jessica Bouzas Maneiro: 6-1, 7-5
- Elena Rybakina (9) beat Madison Keys (6): 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2
- Iga Swiatek (3) beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-4, 6-3
