Western & Southern Open: Vekic battles past Azarenka to reach last 16
Donna Vekic came back from a set down to defeat Viktoria Azarenka during second-round action in Cincinnati on Wednesday. Ons Jabeur is next up for Vekic.
Donna Vekic | © Panoramic
Donna Vekic advanced to the third round of the Western & Southern Open by edging out two-time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Linder Tennis Family Center in Cincinnati on Wednesday night.
Vekic, ranked No 22, will face No 5 seed Ons Jabeur for a spot in the quarter-finals.
In the previous round of this event, the Croat won against American Jennifer Brady (7-6 (5), 7-5).
Azarenka, ranked No 18, beat No 11 seed Barbora Krejcikova (6-3, 7-5) in the 64 of the Cincy Open.
Cincinnati WTA 1000, other second-round results:
- Coco Gauff (7) beat Mayar Sherif: 6-2, 6-2
- Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Ann Li (Q): 7-5, 2-6, 6-4
- Marie Bouzkova beat Elise Mertens: 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
- 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 (3) 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 beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2)
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