WTA Cincinnati: Iga Swiatek beats Sloane Stephens, Paula Badosa is eliminated
Iga Swiatek is in the round of 16 of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati after a hard-fought two-set win over Sloane Stephens . On the other hand, Paula Badosa , who was placed third, had to give up.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Aug 18, 2022, 08:59 am
Successful start for Iga Swiatek at the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati: The world number one beat Sloane Stephens 6: 4 and 7: 5 in the second round and is thus in the round of 16 of the prestigious hard court event. In this, the 21-year-old meets an American again with Madison Keys. The world rankings-24. defeated Jelena Ostapenko in two sets.
Elena Rybakina also needed just two rounds against Garbine Muguruza to make the round of 16. The Wimbledon winner clearly defeated the eighth-seeded Spaniards 6-3 and 6-1 and is now playing against Alison Riske-Amritraj, who did not have to play against Marie Bouzkova due to a torso injury in her opponent.
Halep withdraws
Toronto winner Simona Halep also missed out on Veronika Kudermetova with a hamstring injury, and the Russian is now up against Ajla Tomljanovic. The 29-year-old Croatian took fourth-placed Paula Badosa in the world 6: 7 (3), 6: 0 and 6: 2 out of the tournament.
Sixth seeded Aryna Sabalenka, who benefited from the resignation of her opponent against Anhelina Kalinskaya with a score of 6:3 and 4:1, is one round ahead. She now meets Shelby Rogers. Also in the round of 16 are Emma Raducanu and Ons Jabeur, among others .