The Briton did not give details on Wednesday to dismiss Azarenka (6-0, 6-2) and prepare for the next US Open as well as possible.
Emma Raducanu, 13th in the world and merciless against Serena Williams on Tuesday, had no more for Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (22nd) swept 6-0, 6-2 in the second round of the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati on Wednesday. Twelve days before the start of the US Open, where she will defend her title won to everyone’s surprise last year, having left the qualifications and without conceding the slightest set, the Briton is back in shape, she who has since struggled to confirm its status as the new star of women’s courts.
Intractable for his entry into the running against Williams, who was certainly playing his penultimate tournament before retiring from sport in New York (August 29-September 11), Raducanu did not give details against Azarenka, winner in 2013 and in 2020 of the event, since she won in just over an hour, after taking the opposing serve five times. The 19-year-old will face American Jessica Pegula (7th), finalist in Toronto last weekend, in the round of 16. Ons Jabeur (5th) also qualified, with much more difficulty, by defeating American Catty McNally (179th) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (9/7). The Tunisian will be opposed to the Czech Petra Kvitova (28th), who dismissed 6-2, 6-3 the Romanian Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea (40th).
