- MASON, OH − The singles field at the Cincinnati Open is getting noticeably thinner as the tournament moves into its second week Aug. 11.
The Round of 32 begins Aug. 11 from the Lindner Family Tennis Center and there's no shortage of stellar matches on tap, including the No. 1 player from both the ATP and WTA.Reigning Cincinnati Open champion and World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka matches up with No. 30 seed Emma Raducanu for the third time. Sabalenka is 2-0 in previous meetings, but their last bout was a competitive 7-6 (6), 6-4 clash on the Wimbledon grass.
ATP No. 1 Jannik Sinner is looking for a second-straight Rookwood Cup. Sinner is 38-2 on hard court this season and is a monster favorite on Center Court Aug. 11 against 23-year-old Canadian Gabriel Diallo.
Follow live as The Enquirer provides real-time updates from the third round of the Cincinnati Open.
Terence Atmane defests Joao Fonseca
Terence Atmane logged eighth aces to Joao Fonseca's one en route to a 6-3, 6-4 victory over the Brazilian.
Madison Keys cruises to Round of 16
After surviving a second-round thriller against Eva Lys, American WTA No. 6 Madison Keys swiftly defeated Aoi Ito in just over an hour, 6-4, 6-0.
Night session to begin soon
Fans on Center Court have been asked to exit the stadium if they do not have a night session ticket quickly, after the tournament was halted for over an hour due to an on-site power outage.
ATP No. 1 Jannik Sinner is set to take the court against University of Kentucky product Gabriel Diallo in the first match of the evening.
Benjamin Bonzi gets past Stefanos Tsitsipas
France's Benjamin Bonzi defeated Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (7-4), 6-4, 6-4. After losing the first set tiebreak, Bonzi gained steam to secure his place in the Round of 16.
Taylor Fritz on to Round of 16
American and ATP No. 4, Taylor Fritz, defeated Lorenzo Sonego after two tightly contested sets, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5. He scored 13 aces in the over two-hour match.
Play resumes at the Cincinnati Open
After over an hour off the playing ground, American ATP No. 4 Taylor Fritz and Italian Lorenzo Sonego resumed play on Center Court at 6:38 p.m.
Play was initially paused at 5:25 p.m. due to an "on-site power outage."
Players back on the courts
American and ATP No. 4 Taylor Fritz and Italian Lorenzo Sonego have taken the court and appear to be moments away from resuming play at the Cincinnati Open.
Play will not resume before 6:30 p.m.
The Cincinnati Open will not resume before at least 6:30 p.m., the tournament announced. No start time has been announced.
Power outage affecting Cincinnati Open, play halted
The Cincinnati Open paused play at 5:25 p.m. due to a power outage.
American and ATP No. 4 Taylor Fritz had won the first set 7-6 (7-4) of his match against Lorenzo Sonego on Center Court moments before play stopped.
No timeline has been provided for a return to action.
American Amanda Anisimova upset by Anna Kalinskaya
WTA No. 8 Amanda Anisimova lost to WTA No. 34 Anna Kalinskaya in a tightly contested match, 7-5, 6-4.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka survives against Emma Raducanu
Aryna Sabalenka won the third-set tiebreak, 7-5, to keep her Cincinnati Open title defense alive.
At 3 hours, 8 minutes, it was the third-longest match in Cincinnati Open history. Sabalenka advances to the Round of 16 to face Spain's Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka locked in battle with Emma Raducanu
Aryna Sabalenka leads Emma Raducanu in the third set, 6-5, on Center Court. The duo met in Wimbledon last month with Sabalenka winning in straight sets, but Raducanu has given the WTA No. 1 all she can handle at the Cincinnati Open. There were 13 deuces in the eighth game of the third set, which lasted 23 minutes before Raducanu ultimately prevailed.
Sorana Cirstea rallies to defeat Yue Yuan
Sorona Cirstea lost in a first-set tiebreak, but rallied for consecutive 6-4 set wins to eliminate China's Yue Yuan in the Round of 32 at the Cincinnati Open.
Frances Tiafoe beats Ugo Humbert in Cincinnati Open
Frances Tiafoe, the ATP No. 10 seed who was the Cincinnati Open runner-up last year, has advanced to the Round of 16 after a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Ugo Humbert.
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