New York (AP) - Jan-Lennard Struff has reached the round of 16 at the tennis tournament moved from Cincinnati to New York. The 30-year-old from Warstein came against the young and higher rated Canadian Denis Shapovalov to a 7: 6 (7: 4), 3: 6, 6: 4.
In the next round of the hard court event, Struff meets the Belgian David Goffin.
Laura Siegemund, meanwhile, was eliminated in the second round of the WTA tournament. The 32-year-old from Metzingen lost against the Russian Vera Swonarewa with 1: 6, 1: 6. The number 67 in the WTA rankings was the only German to have fought for a place in the main field for the tournament, which is the dress rehearsal for the US Open, which begins on August 31, at the same place.
The number three seeded American Serena Williams (38) reached the round of 16 with difficulty. The former world number one and 23-time Grand Slam winner prevailed against the Dutch Arantxa Rus after a tough fight with 7: 6 (8: 6), 3: 6, 7: 6 (7: 0).
Previously, the world number three Karolina Pliskova failed early. The number one seeded Czech lost on Sunday (local time) against the world number 41. Veronika Kudermetowa (23) from Russia 5: 7 4: 6. Sofia Kenin, seeded number two, is also no longer there. The fourth in the world rankings from the USA was defeated by the French woman Alize Cornet with 1: 6, 6: 7 (7: 9).
The tennis event, worth a total of $ 4.67 million, had been moved from Cincinnati to New York due to the coronavirus pandemic. The events for women and men are held under strict hygiene and safety rules and without spectators.
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