WTA Tour – Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 final results

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An absolutely off-the-charts order of play graces Mason, Ohio on Wednesday with Osaka-Gauff and Jabeur-Swiatek just a couple of the appetizers.

Ashleigh Barty swings into action. And Bianca Andreescu faces a tough one in the multi-talented Karolina Muchova.

And that’s just a small portion of it. Fire.

ATP Tour – Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 final results

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Western & Southern Open
Location: Cincinnati OH
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Outdoor hard
Dates: Aug. 15 – 22, 2021
Prize money: $1,835,490
Draws: S56 – D32

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021
Final results

Singles, second round

Jessica Pegula (USA) def. [12] Simona Halep (ROU) WALKOVER
Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def [13] Jennifer Brady (USA) 67 (2) 54 retd

Karolina Muchova (CZE) def [7] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 64 62

Paula Badosa (ESP) def [3] Aryna Sabalenka (UKR) 57 62 76 (4)
Angelique Kerber (GER) def [4] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 75 26 64
Ons Jabeur (TUN) def [6] Iga Swiatek (POL) 63 63
Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def [15] Elise Mertens (BEL) 63 62

[1] Ashleigh Barty (AUS) def. [Q] Heather Watson (GBR) 64 76 (3)
[2] Naomi Osaka (JPN) def. Coco Gauff (USA) 46 63 64
[5] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 63 62
[8] Garbiñe Mugurusa (ESP) def. [Q] Caroline Garcia (FRA) 64 63
[9] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def. Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 61 76 (5)
[10] Belinda Bencic (SUI) def. Shelby Rogers (USA) 76 (1) 61
[11] Petra Kvitova (CZE) def Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 62 64
[14] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def Alison Riske (USA) 62 75

[WC] Jil Teichmann (SUI) def [WC] Bernarda Pera (USA) 61 64

Doubles, second round

[5] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) / Jessica Pegula (USA) 64 46 [10-7]

Anna Blinkova (RUS) / Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def [1] Hsieh Su-Wei (TPE) / Elise Mertens (BEL) 75 57 [10-5]

[2] Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (CZE) def. Daria Kasatkina (RUS) / Anett Kontaveit (EST) 62 61

Paula Badosa / Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def Coco Gauff / Caty McNally (USA) 64 36 [10-8]

Doubles, first round

Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) / Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. Ons Jabeur (TUN) / Sania Mirza (IND) 75 62
Samantha Stosur (AUS) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. [WC] Magda Linette (POL) / Bernarda Pera (USA) 46 64 [10-4]

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WTA Chicago 125
Location: Chicago, IL
Category: WTA 125
Surface: Outdoor hard
Dates: Aug. 15 – 22, 2021
Prize money: $115,000
Draws: S32 – D16

Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021
Final results

Singles, second round

Storm Sanders (AUS) def [8] Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 57 63 64

[3] Ann Li (USA) def. Océane Dodin (FRA) 63 61

Claire Liu (USA) def Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 64 46 63

Sara Errani (ITA) vs. Zarina Diyas (KAZ) 36 61 13* – suspended

Doubles, first round

Greet Minnen / Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) def. [1] Kaitlyn Christian (USA) / Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove (NED) 64 64
Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) / Ankita Raina (IND) def [2] Renata Voracova (CZE) / Julia Wachaczyk (GER) 62 26 [10-8]
Clara Burel / Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) def. [3] Harriet Dart (GBR) / Caroline Dolehide (USA) 61 62

[PR] Beatrice Gumulya / Altilda Sutjiadi (INA) def Samantha Murray Sharan (GBR) / Kimberley Zimmerman (BEL) 63 60