Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic defeated former world’s number four Caroline Garcia (France) by 2-0 (7:6, 7:6) in the second round of the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open. In the next round she will face another French tennis player – the qualifier Varvara Gracheva, who defeated Sofia Kenin (USA) by 2-1 (6:7, 6:3, 6:3).
Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) also advanced ahead in the tournament after defeating 10th-seeded Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) by 2-1 (2:6, 6:4, 6:3). In the next round, she will face the American teenager Iva Jovic (USA), who passed through qualifiers and was the lucky loser. She eliminated in the second round the 20th-seeded Linda Noskova (Czech Republic).
In the all-American clash, McCartney Kessler defeated Caty McNally by 2-0 (6:4, 6:3) and advanced to the third round, where will face Ella Seidel (Germany).
Earlier, Lucia Bronzetti (Italy) eliminated Daria Kasatkina after 2-1 (6:3, 1:6, 6:4).
