US Open 2019 – The 4th and last Grand Slam of this season
.@Naomi_Osaka_ advances to the @CincyTennis quarterfinals!
The No.2 seed battles past Hsieh Su-wei 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-2. pic.twitter.com/Ag37lJfOHc
– WTA (@WTA) August 15, 2019
Simona Halep, who was also among the favorites, dropped against the American Madison Keys, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5. Her first round had shown that she was not yet at her best. Absent early in the game, the Romanian has shown character before diving and getting choked by the American. Disappointed for long months, Keys makes a superb week with victories against Garbine Muguruza and Daria Kasatkina before Halep.
.@Madison_Keys books her spot in the @CincyTennis quarterfinals!
No.4 seed No.4 seed Simona Halep 6-1, 3-6, 7-5. pic.twitter.com/4JvXSXg2SD
– WTA (@WTA) August 16, 2019
Also noteworthy, the defeat 6-3, 7-6 (3) ofElina Svitolina who could not take revenge on Sofia Kenin who eliminated him in Canada at the quarter-finals. Sloane Stephens, did not weigh heavy against the experienced Svetlana Kuznetsova who is back on top and who won 6-1, 6-2 in 53 minutes.
Venus Williams demonstrates again that she still has her twenty-year-old legs by putting the experience in three sets 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in about 2 hours of play. A mental victory for the American, who is often in difficulty service, but has resisted well by saving an incredible number of breakpoints (11 of 15) and who in the final wins a small point more than his opponent. It reaches once again the quarters to Cincinnati since 2012, she will meet her compatriot Madison Keys or the Romanian Simona Halep.
.@Venuseswilliams reaches her first @CincyTennis quarterfinal since 2012!
She rallies to defeat Vekic 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 ðŸ ' pic.twitter.com/AkSxUkkjnD
– WTA (@WTA) August 15, 2019
The world's No. 2 Ashleigh Barty, less fit than usual after its elimination from entry at the Rogers Cup, faced the world number 20 Anett Kontaveit, faller ofAngelique Kerber 1st round. After a fight of more than two hours of play, it's good Barty who wins on a very tight score of 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. Anett yet served for the game in the last run before cracking and losing 4 games in a row on a last shot of Barty's accelerator. Still far from its best level, the Australian will have to make fewer mistakes if she wants to move to the next round and hope to take his throne. She will face Maria Sakkari winner of the match against Aryna Sabalenka (4) 6-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Into the quarterfinals!@ ashbar96 come back from a set down to defeat Kontaveit 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/kFuyD6lPJu
– WTA (@WTA) August 15, 2019
Karolina Pliskova went largely favorite against Rebecca Peterson, Player out of qualifying. The Czech won 7-5, 6-4 in 1:44 of play. Solid return, Pliskova managed to break five times in the match, including in the first set at the last moment after saving four break points in the game before. In the second set, she returns from a late break to finally win on her first match point. Pliskova, still in the race for world number one spot, can face in quarter Sloane Stephens or Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Wow! What a shot from @KaPliskova! ðŸ~ ðŸ~ ðŸ~#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/IjQwgUAkqd
– WTA (@WTA) August 15, 2019
Center Court
From 11am (5pm, French time)
Venus Williams (USA) – Donna Vekic (CRO) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Not before 19h (1h, French time)
Sofia Kenin (USA) – (7) Elina Svitolina (UKR) 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Grandstand
From 11am (5pm, French time)
(1) Ashleigh Barty (AUS) – Anett Kontaveit (EST) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Not before 19h (1h, French time)
(16) Madison Keys (USA) – (4) Simona Halep (ROU) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
Stadium 3
From 11am (5pm, French time)
(3) Karolina Pliskova (CZE) – (Q) Rebecca Peterson (SUE) 7-5, 6-4
(WC) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) – (8) Sloane Stephens (USA) 6-1, 6-2
Short 10
From 11am (5pm, French time)
Maria Sakkari (GRE) – (9) Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4
Not before 14h30 (20h30, french time)
(2) Naomi Osaka (JPN) – Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE) 7-6 (3), 5-7, 6-2
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