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Canadian Leylah Fernandez, who is unseeded in Cincy (compared to Toronto) because more top players are in the draw, had a double-header Wednesday. She went 2-for-2 – barely.

And Iga Swiatek, fresh from the bronze medal at the Olympics, made her hard-court summer debut and had quite a few anxious moments before she prevailed.

Amanda Anisimova, who made the Toronto final and earned a special-exempt spot, decided to pass. And so No. 14 seed Victoria Azarenka was play lucky loser Lucia Bronzetti instead. Until Azarenka, too, withdrew, which meant that delectable matchup ended up being lucky loser vs. lucky loser.

Beatriz Haddad Maia, the new No. 17 seed, took No. 12 Ons Jabeur’s spot in the draw after the Tunisian withdrew with the same shoulder injury she’s had for awhile. And she, too, went down.

ATP Cincy – Wednesday results

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Cincinnati Open
Location: Mason, Ohio
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: 12 – 19, 2024
Prize money: $2922,5731
Draws: S56 – D28

Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024
Results

Singles, second round

[1] Iga Swiatek (POL) def. [Q] Varvara Gracheva (FRA) 60 67 (8) 62

[15] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def [Q] Lulu Sun (NZL) 63 75

Singles, first round

Canadian content

Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def. Yuan Yue (CHN) 36 64 63

Upsets

Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def [11] Emma Navarro (USA) 62 62

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def [17] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 46 76 (4) 63

Wild cards and qualifiers

[Q] Magdalena Frech (POL) def Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 36 64 63

[Q] Taylor Townsend (USA) def [WC] Caroline Dolehide (USA) 36 64 76 (7)

[WC] Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 62 64

Seeds advancing

[10] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) def Wang Xinyu (CHN) 64 64

[13] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 16 62 63

Other results

Paula Badosa (ESP) def [WC] Peyton Stearns (USA) 62 75

[14] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [LL] Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) def. ~~[SE] Amanda Anisimova (USA~~) [LL] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 64 36 76 (1)

Karolina Muchova (CZE) def Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 76 (8) 62

Diana Shnaider (RUS) def. [PR] Zhang Shuai (CHN) 61 64

Doubles, second round

[4] Sara Errani / Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def. Ekaterina Alexandrova / Yana Sizikova (RUS) 46 61 [10-6]

Doubles, first round

Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def. Miyu Kato (JPN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) 76 (6) 36 [10-4]

[WC] Magda Linette (POL) / Peyton Stearns (USA) def [8] Sofia Kenin / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 36 64 [10-8]

[6] Caroline Dolehide / Desirae Krawczyk (USA) def. Giuliana Olmos (MEX) / Alexandra Panova (RUS) 26 62 [12-10]

Linda Noskova (CZE) / Diana Shnaider (RUS) def Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) 76 (5) 64

Harriet Dart (GBR) / Ellen Perez (AUS) def Jiang Xinyu (CHN) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 64 64

~~Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Ashlyn Krueger (USA)~~ [ALT] Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) / Wang Yafan (CHN) def Shuko Aoyama / Eri Hozumi (JPN) 26 62 [10-8]