Sabalenka sprints into last 16 of Western & Southern Open
Aryna Sabalenka got a retirement from Anna Kalinskaya while leading by a set and 4-1 on Wednesday in Cincinnati. Sabalenka is through to face Shelby Rogers.
Aryna Sabalenka à Montréal en 2021, ©Icon SMI / Panoramic
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the No 6 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Western & Southern Open when Russian qualifier Anna Kalinskaya retired on Thursday night at the Linder Tennis Family Center in Cincinnati.
Sabalenka, ranked No 7, led 6-3, 4-1 when Kalinskaya, ranked No 69, pulled out at the Linder Tennis Family Center in Cincinnati on Thursday night.
The Belarusian will face wildcard Shelby Rogers next.
In the previous round of the Cincy Open, the Russian beat Italian Martina Trevisan (7-6 (2), 7-5).
Cincinnati WTA 1000, other second-round matches and results:
- Paula Badosa vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
- Shelby Rogers vs. Amanda Anisimova
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Simona Halep
- Madison Keys beat Jelena Ostapenko (16): 6-4, 7-5
- Iga Swiatek (1) beat Sloane Stephens (WC): 6-4, 7-5
- Elena Rybakina beat Garbine Muguruza (8): 6-3, 6-1
- Emma Raducanu (10) beat Victoria Azarenka: 6-0, 6-2
- Elise Mertens beat Karolina Pliskova (14): 7-6(3), 6-3
- Jessica Pegula (7) beat Marta Kostyuk: 6-7(5), 6-1, 6-2
- Marie Bouzkova vs. Alison Riske-Amritraj
- Shuai Zhang beat Ekaterina Alexandrova: 6-3, 6-4
- Ons Jabeur (5) beat Catherine McNally (WC): 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(7)
- Petra Kvitova beat Sorana Cirstea: 6-2, 6-3
- Caroline Garcia (Q) beat Maria Sakkari (4): 7-6(2), 6-7(6), 6-1
- Anett Kontaveit (2) beat Tereza Martincova (Q): 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
