Czech tennis player Petra Kvitová also managed the match of the 2nd round against the Russian Veronica Kuděrmětová in Cincinnati.
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Canadian Bianka Andreescuová received the service of a Czech player in the duel with Karolína Muchová right in the first game, but that was the last thing she could enjoy in the duel. In addition, the Czech Republic was able to erase the shortage immediately. When she broke the Canadian service again in the ninth game, Muchová won the set with a ratio of 6: 4.
In the second act for a change, the Canadian lost the performance at the beginning and Muchová continued to dictate what was happening on the court. Until the end of the set, Andreescu did not hold the serve twice more, the Czech Republic had the match under control. She controlled the set with a ratio of 6: 2 and could celebrate the process.
Barbora Krejčíková had no problems with Kasatkin in the 1st round
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Muchová’s next opponent will be the American Shelby Rogers, or the Olympic winner Belinda Bencicová from Switzerland, who defeated Markéta Vondroušová in the first round as well as in the recent final of the Games in Tokyo.
Today was a successful ???? Victory in singles and doubles ????????????????????????❤️ and again tomorrow ????????
Today has been a success ???? Victory in singles and doubles ????????????????????????❤️ and tomorrow again ????????#tennis #wta1000 #cincinnati @CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/eg5yCLJ04j
— Barbora Krejcikova (@BKrejcikova) August 19, 2021
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Although Kvitová did not manage the first game of the match with Ruska Kuděrmětová, it did not decide her at all. In the further course of the first set, the opponent took the service three times and won it 6: 2. As a hurricane, the Czech favorite continued to lead and led 3: 0. However, she complicated the path for progress when she leveled Russia to 4: 4. However, the finish again belonged to Kvitová, she won two more games and she can look forward to another match in Cincinnati, USA.
Barbora Krejčíková flew into the match with the Ukrainian Jestremská like a hurricane. In the first set, she took her serve three times and in 36 minutes she led 1: 0 to the sets. The second set was much more balanced, in the first game even Krejčíková got into trouble in the form of two opponent’s breakballs, but the situation stopped and both players then kept their hands. The winner of the second set had to be decided only by a tie-break, in which Krejčíková won four match points and finally won him 7: 5.
Taking it one step at a time ????❤️@CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/T4EShluQYq
— Petra Kvitova (@Petra_Kvitova) August 18, 2021
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In the next round of this year’s French Open winner, Grand Slam champion Garbina Muguruza awaits, who lost in the final match in Dubai in March in the only match so far.
Two and a half hours after midnight, the finalist from Montreal, Karolína Plíšková, who had a free draw in the first round, presented herself in her first match at the tournament. In the second, Kazakh Putintseva was waiting for her, whom she has always managed to beat in the previous four matches. The Czech Republic managed it on the fifth attempt and after winning 6: 3 and 6: 2 she also advanced to the third round, where the home team Pegula is waiting for her, who advanced without a fight, because Simona Halepová did not start the match with her due to muscle injury.
Unfortunately, a scan this morning showed that I have a small tear in my right adductor and therefore it would be too risky for me to play tonight. I will rest up and do everything I can to be ready for the @usopen ????????
To the fans in Cincy, it was beautiful to see you again ❤️ pic.twitter.com/MaLAl4PQPe
– Simona Halep (@Simona_Halep) August 18, 2021
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The tournament trio Aryna Sabalenková, who dropped out with the Spaniard Paula Badosa, surprisingly said goodbye to the tournament. The favored Belarus won the first set 7: 5 and after the lost second set, which she lost 2: 6, she had the advantage of a break in the decisive set. But Badosa leveled the score and won the tie-break 7: 4. It was her second big turn in Cincinnati, in the first round against Petra Martičová from Croatia she deflected five matchmobiles.
| Cincinnati Tennis Tournament (Hard): |
| Women (allowance 2 114 989): |
| Singles – Round 2: |
| Andreescu (7-CAN) – Muchová (CZE) 4: 6, 2: 6 |
| Kvitová (11-ČR) – Kuděrmětovová (RUS) 6: 2, 6: 4 |
| Krejčíková (9-CR) – Jastremska (UKR) 6: 1, 7: 6 (7: 5) |
| Ka. Plíšková – Putincevová 6: 3, 6: 2 |
| Kerberova (DEU) – Svitolinova (4-UKR) 7: 5, 2: 6, 6: 4 |
| Rybakinova (KAZ) – Mertens (15-Belg.) 6: 3, 6: 2 |
| Barty (1-Austr.) – Watson (Brit.) 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 3) |
| Osaka (2-JPN) – Gauff (USA) 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4 |
| Ostapenkova (LVA) – Brady (13-USA) 6: 7 (2: 7), 5: 4 retired |
| Teichmann (Switzerland) – Pera (USA) 6: 1, 6: 4 |
| Azarenkova (14-BEL) – Riske (USA) 6: 2, 7: 5 |
| Badosa (Sp.) – Sabalenkova (3-White) 5: 7, 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 4), |
| Bencicová (10-Switzerland) – Rogers (USA) 7: 6 (7: 1), 6: 1 |
| Muguruza (8-Sp.) – Garcia (Fr.) 6: 4, 6: 3, |
| Jaburova (TUN) – Sviatekova (6-Pol.) 6: 3, 6: 3, |
| Pegula (USA) – Halep (12-Rum.) Without a fight. |
| Men (grant $ 5,404,435): |
| Singles – Round 2: |
| Medvedev (1-RUS) – McDonald (USA) 6: 2, 6: 2 |
| Rublyov (4-RUS) – Cilic (HRV) 5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 1 |
| Ruud (8-Nor.) – Opelka (USA) 6:7 (5:7), 6:0, 7:6 (7:4) |
| Hurkacz (9-Pol.) – A. Murray (Brit.) 7:6 (7:4), 6:3 |
| Auger-Aliassme (12-CAN) – Khachanov (RUS) 6: 7 (5: 7), 6: 3, 6: 4 |
| Pella (Arg.) – Fognini (It.) 6:1, 7:5 |
| Carreno (7-Sp.) – Koepfer (DEU) 6: 4, 6: 2 |
| Dimitrov (BGR) – Bublik (KAZ) 6: 3, 7: 5 |
| Tsitsipas (2-Řec.) – Korda (USA) 7: 6 (7: 5), 6: 3 |
| A. Zverev (3-DEU) – Harris (JAR) 7: 6 (7: 3), 6: 2, |
| Isner (USA) – Sinner (11-It.) 5:7, 7:6 (7:4), 6:4, |
| Monfils (Fr.) – De Minaur (14-Austr.) 6: 3, 7: 5 |
| Sonego (It.) – Paul (USA) 7:6 (11:9), 6:2, |
| Schwartzman (10-Arg.) – Tiafoe (USA) 6:1, 4:6, 6:4. |
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