Western & Southern Open: Bouzkova beats Mertens in second round
Marie Bouzkova defeated Elise Mertens 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 on Wednesday night and will play American Jessica Pegula, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Marie Bouzkova, Prague 2022 – © CTK Photobank / Panoramic
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)
