TENNIS – ALEXANDRA Eala and Maja Chwalinska, two of the season’s breakout performers, advanced to the second round of the Cincinnati Open with straight-set victories yesterday.
No. 17 seed Eala improved to 8-1 during the North American hardcourt swing when Elena-Gabriela Ruse retired with an ankle injury while trailing 6-1, 3-0.
Eala will next face No. 9 seed Amanda Anisimova in the third round. Anisimova defeated Zeynep Sonmez 6-2, 6-3 earlier in the day. This will be the first meeting between Eala and Anisimova.
No 19 seed Chwalinska, on the way back from injury, recorded her first victory since reaching the final at Roland Garros, defeating Cristina Bucsa 6-2, 6-2. It marked her first win at a WTA 1000 event in 2026.
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