Emma Raducanu reached the 1/8 finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati, the athlete representing Great Britain confidently defeated Victoria Azarenka (former world leader and two-time Australian Open champion).
After beating Serena Williams 6-4, 6-0, Emma continued the show against the Belarusian player and won 6-0, 6-2 (she also led 6-0, 4-0). The match lasted only 62 minutes.
Reducanu (10th favorite) will meet in the 1/16 finals with one of the most prepared players of the scheme: Jessica Pegula (8th WTA, seed number 7).
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— wta (@WTA) August 17, 2022
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 current champion is Ashley Barty (now retired from tennis), who won the title last year.
Source: Hot News RO
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