Western & Southern Open: Muchova moves past Martic for meeting with Sakkari
Karolina Muchova held off Petra Martic in three sets at the WTA Cincinnati 1000 on Wednesday. Muchova will meet Maria Sakkari for a place in the quarter-finals.
Muchova – cropped
Karolina Muchova moved into the third round of the Western & Southern Open by winning against Croat Petra Martic 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 at the Linder Tennis Family Center in Cincinnati on Wednesday evening.
Muchova, ranked No 17, will face Greek Maria Sakkari, the No 8 seed, next.
Karolina Muchova edged out Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, the No 12 seed (6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-4) in the previous round of the Cincy Open.
During the 64 of the Cincy Open, Martic, ranked No 36, beat American qualifier Emma Navarro (6-2, 3-6, 6-3).
Cincinnati WTA 1000, other second-round results:
- Mayar Sherif vs. Coco Gauff
- Ann Li vs. Aryna Sabalenka
- Donna Vekic vs. Victoria Azarenka
- Elise Mertens vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Elena Rybakina vs. Jelena Ostapenko
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Petra Kvitova vs. Linda Noskova
- Qinwen Zheng vs. Venus Williams
- Maria Sakkari 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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