Sabalenka advances in Cincinnati as Musetti beats Altmaier
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Summary
Aryna Sabalenka opened her Cincinnati Open campaign with a straight-sets second-round win after receiving a first-round bye. In the men’s draw, Lorenzo Musetti eliminated Daniel Altmaier, the player who had knocked out Hong Kong’s Wong Chak-lam in the opening round, while Novak Djokovic was upset by Thiago Agustin Tirante
Key Points
- Top seed Aryna Sabalenka beat Australia’s Talia Gibson 6:2, 7:6 in the second round, taking the second-set tiebreak 7:2
- Sabalenka had a first-round bye in Cincinnati and advanced to the third round with her opening-match victory
- Second seed Elena Rybakina also progressed in straight sets, defeating Taylor Townsend 2:0 in another women’s second-round match
- Recent Canadian Open champion Iga Swiatek also moved into the third round of the tournament
- In the men’s event, Lorenzo Musetti beat Germany’s Daniel Altmaier 2:0, while Djokovic reportedly appeared affected by health issues in his loss to Argentina’s Thiago Agustin Tirante
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers following Wong Chak-lam’s path in the tournament, Altmaier’s second-round exit to Musetti quickly closed off that storyline after Wong’s first-round defeat. The women’s draw also remains firmly centered on leading contenders including Sabalenka, Rybakina and Swiatek as the event moves into the third round