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Emma Radukhanu entered the third round of the Cincinnati Open on Wednesday with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Victoria Azarenka, showing she is well prepared for her US Open title defense. I was.
World No. 1 Igaswiertek kicked off her campaign in the WTA 1000 tournament with her 6-4, 7-5 victory over former US Open champion Sloane Stephens.
French For her two-time Open champion Swiertek, it was her 50th win of the season and her top win on the tour. Swiertek will face Madison Keys in the third round after the American defeated Jelena Ostapenko by her 6-4 7-5.
"I'm trying to focus on the future and it's like not going back to the expectations and everything that happened in the last tournament on hard courts," Paul said. Third round last week in Toronto.
"I'm really proud of my season, but I want to be fearless again."
Beating Serena Williams 6-4 6-0 in the first round. After defeating at , Radukanu once again dominated. A No. 10 seed, center just on her court she edged out her two-time Australian Open winner Azarenka in 62 minutes.
"I certainly had a great match. I had to stay focused all the time to play against Vika," Radukhanu said.
"In the second set, I could feel the key moments and some turning points that could make the second set very difficult.
"It was really difficult to dig in and serve in the last match, so I'm really happy." I haven't won a tournament since I won the . 11.
After committing only one unforced her error in the match against Williams, the 19-year-old Briton fired on all cylinders again, before Belarusian Azarenka could make her took a 6-0 4-0 lead. Hold the serve and avoid the embarrassing double bagel.
Having stunned the tennis world a year ago with a magical run in Flushing his Meadows, Radukhanu has performed every part of the game well. I was letting winner.
She next faces USA's No. 7 seed Jessica Pegula. Jessica Pegula beat Ukraine's Marta Kostuk with her 6-7 (5) 6-1 6-2.
Wimbledon Her champion Elena Rivakina beat Garbine her Muguruza by her 6-3 6-1, barely breaking a sweat, and her opponent in the grass court finals of her major. One ounce her jabber was pushed hard by hometown favorite Katie McNally.
His Jabeur, ranked 5th in the world, saved his points in his three matches to beat the 20-year-old Jabeur, ranked 179th in the world, 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7), former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova;
"Honestly, I'm not playing my best tennis right now," the Tunisian told his WTA Tour. ``But it's nice to win ugly''
Last week's Canadian in Toronto. Withdrew due to an injury to her right thigh.
Australia's Tomlijanovic lost in a first-set tiebreaker to Spain's world No. -7 (3) 6-0 6-2 for the win. play on wednesday (Reporting by his Sudipto Ganguly of Mumbai and Steve Keating of his of Toronto, edited by Ed Osmond/Peter Rutherford)