Rybakina, Andreeva race into Cincinnati third round
Second seed Elena Rybakina defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3, 6-4, while Mirra Andreeva crushed Oleksandra Oliynykova in a 65-minute 6-1, 6-0 rout.
At the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters, reigning Grand Slam champions Elena Rybakina and Mirra Andreeva advanced to the third round on Sunday. Rybakina, who finished as runner-up to Iga Swiatek at Toronto, defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3, 6-4. Andreeva, the Roland Garros titleholder, swept Oleksandra Oliynykova with a flawless 6-1, 6-0 performance, breaking five times and saving all seven break points.
Swiatek, the defending champion, dispatched Emiliana Arango of Colombia 6-3, 6-0, acknowledging the need to get acquainted with the Cincinnati court. Seventh-seeded Swiatek proceeded to face Maria Sakkari, a tough competitor and a player she had previously defeated at Indian Wells. Meanwhile, in men's action, Felix Auger-Aliassime, the second seed, made a swift return to the US Open preparation with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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