Rybakina comes back from a set down to defeat Ostapenko in Cincinnati second round
Elena Rybakina edged out Jelena Ostapenko 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday night. She’ll play Italian qualifier Jasmine Paolini in the next round
Elena Rybakina, Australian Open 2020
Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 4 seed, advanced to the third round of the Western & Southern Open by edging out Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-4 at the Linder Tennis Family Center in Cincinnati on Wednesday night.
Rybakina, ranked No 4, will face Italian qualifier Jasmine Paolini next.
Ostapenko, ranked No 20, edged out Karolina Pliskova (1-6, 6-3, 6-4) in the previous round of the Cincy Open.
Cincinnati WTA 1000, other second-round results:
- Mayar Sherif vs. Coco Gauff
- Donna Vekic vs. Victoria Azarenka
- Ann Li vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Elise Mertens vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Jasmine Paolini 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 (5) beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (2)
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