Third seed Paula Badosa from Cincinnati was stopped in the second round of the tournament “WTA 1000”, the Iberian was defeated in three sets by the owner of the 63rd place in the world.

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It took Aila Tomljanovic two hours and 10 minutes of play to defeat the athlete, who is ranked 4th in the WTA ranking. The Australian lost the first set in a tiebreak with a score of (3) 6-7, but confidently dominated the rest of the game: 6-0, 6-2.

In the next round of American competitions, Tomlyanovich will meet with Veronika Kudermetova, after the athlete from Russia took advantage of the withdrawal of Simona Halep.

The Western & Southern Open is the last tournament before the US Open 2022

A WTA 1000 category competition, the tournament will be held on hard from August 15 to 21, 2022. Its total prize money is $2,527,250 and there are 64 players at the start of the main draw. The reigning champion is Ashley Barty (now retired), who won the title last year.