Venus Williams fell to Emilia Arango in straight sets, marking her 14th straight defeat, while Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the next round.
Key facts
- •Venus Williams has lost 11 matches this season while playing on organizer free entries.
- •Grigor Dimitrov, ranked 138th, lost the final five games of his match against Sebastian Baez.
- •Stefanos Tsitsipas required six match points to defeat Valentin Royer in two hours.
- •Matteo Berrettini played his second match since Wimbledon following an injury.
- •The Cincinnati Masters serves as a major warm-up event prior to the US Open on August 30.
Venus Williams was defeated 6-2, 6-2 by Colombian Emilia Arango at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters, extending her losing streak to 14 matches dating back to July of last year. The 46-year-old, currently ranked 615th, competed on a wild card entry in the tournament. The match lasted 66 minutes.
By the numbers
Men's draw results
Grigor Dimitrov, a 2017 winner, was eliminated in the first round by Argentine Sebastian Baez, losing 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 after failing to maintain a 4-1 lead in the final set. Meanwhile, Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced by defeating Valentin Royer 7-6 (7/4), 7-5. Tsitsipas, currently ranked 49th, overcame a late challenge from Royer to set up a match against second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Additional tournament updates
In other women's action, Karolina Pliskova was defeated 6-0, 6-2 by Sara Bejlek. On the men's side, Hubert Hurkacz moved forward with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Sho Shimabukuro, and Matteo Berrettini secured a 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 victory against Thomas Droguet.
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This article was independently rewritten by ManyPress editorial AI from reporting originally published by Guardian Tennis.
