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08/14 20:45 CDT Roger Federer advances in Cincinnati; Kyrgios also wins
Roger Federer advances in Cincinnati; Kyrgios also wins
MASON, Ohio (AP) --- Roger Federer advanced to the third round of the Western &
Southern Open with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Peter Gojowczyk on Tuesday.
It was Federer's first Cincinnati appearance since winning his
tournament-record seventh championship in 2015. After a first-round bye,
Federer extended his Cincinnati winning streak to 11 matches since losing to
Rafael Nadal in the 2013 quarterfinals.
The second-seeded Federer, refreshed from a month off after losing in the
Wimbledon quarterfinals, became the tournament favorite when Nadal withdrew on
Sunday night.
Karolina Pliskova and Nick Kyrgios also advanced Tuesday in early tournament
action.
Pliskova moved into the second round by snapping a seven-match losing streak
against Agnieszka Radwanska with a 6-3, 6-3 win.
"It means a lot because it was against her, and, like, you know, I never beat
her," Pliskova said. "We played so many times. I think I always played her at
her best level the matches before, so it was always tough."
Kyrgios, a finalist last year in Cincinnati, overcame physical problems to
fight off qualifier Denis Kudla for a 6-7 (2), 7-5, 7-6 (9) victory.
"This year has been tough," Kyrgios said. "I started the year very well. Then,
obviously, I hurt my elbow. Then I had an ongoing hip injury. We have been
definitely thinking about the options with my hip. You know, there is only so
much you can do before you have to, you know, I guess, get surgery or something
like that. You know, right now I'm just managing it."
No. 11 seed David Goffin advanced with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas,
and Leonardo Mayer became the first player to reach the third round on the
men's side with a 7-6 (7), 6-4 victory over 16th-seeded Lucas Pouille.
Australian Open semifinalist Hyeon Chung won the last five games to beat Jack
Sock 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. Sock has lost eight straight matches since winning in Rome
on May 13.
Two-time Cincinnati semifinalist Milos Raonic advanced with a 6-3, 6-3 win over
qualifier Dusan Lajovic. Robin Haase also made it to the second round,
defeating Filip Krajinovic 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Sixth-seeded Caroline Garcia reach the third round with a 6-4, 6-5 win over
wild card Victoria Azarenka. Elise Mertens scored a 6-4, 6-2 first-round win
over Magdalena Rybarikova. Ashleigh Barty stopped wild-card Marketa Vondrousova
6-3, 7-5.
Maria Sakkari upset Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka 6-3, 7-6 (8). Ekaterina
Makarova cruised past qualifier Ana Bogdan 6-3, 6-2.
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