Cincinnati Masters
US Open Women’s Day 1
Defending champion Iga Swiatek moved into monster mode on Monday as she crushed Swede Rebecca Peterson with the loss of just one game to effortlessly power into the second round of the US Open.
The Pole, who needed a few recovery days last week after losing to Coco Gauff in the Cincinnati semis, was ruthless in her demolition of Swiatek which took just 58 minutes.
Swiatek won her 54th match of the season against nine defeats. She now takes on Australian Daria Saville, a 6-0, 6-2 win nover over Wimbledon junior champion Clervie Ngounoue of the US.
Saville, who once stood 20th, is coming back from a nine-month ACL knee injury saga.
“For sure I’m really happy,” Swiatek said. “I feel like I could play proactively from the beginning and just didn’t stop.
“I’m just happy that this was such a nice first round, because first rounds are usually tricky.
“Also, I’m happy that I had time to implement all of the stuff that I practised.”
Swiatek fired 20 winners while holding Peterson to a mere two, with the top seed winning her 18th set this season to love.
The winner faced her only three break points in the opening game of the rout, batting them all away; she has now won 16 consecutive first-round matches in straight sets.
Fourth seed Elena Rybakina began with a revenge win, defeating Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1; victory made up for a loss in Adelaide last January to the Ukrainian.
Eighth seed Maria Sakkari was bundled out on Day 1 6-4, 6-4 by Spain’s Rebecca Masarova, who notched the first Top 10 win of her career.
The Greek seed will end the Grand Slam season without a match win since Australia eight months ago.
Wimbledon finalist Karolina Muchova dispatched Aussie Storm Hunter 6-4, 6-0.
The 10th-seeded Czech claimed the first victory of the fortnight thanks to a late-morning start on a cloudy day at Flushing Meadows.
Muchova, Cincinnati runner-up to Gauff, said she concentrated on the challenge at hand.
“I was trying to be focused more on myself, play my game. I was happy to finish the second set with my serve.
“I got a little loose after the first set, but I played the rallies. I was going for my points.
“It was working; I’m pretty pleased with my performance today.”
Main photo:-Iga Swiatek winning first round match in less than one hour today – by Jimmie48/WTATennis.com
Carlos Alcaraz could miss the entire grass season if a worst-case scenario on his wrist injury comes into play.
The Spaniard has already withdrawn from title defences on clay at Rome and Roland Garros after injuring the wrist this month in Barcelona.
But latest reports from Spain indicate that the world No. 2 could possibly not be back until the start of the US Open run-up next August, possibly at the Cincinnati Masters.
Rome’s La Gazzetta dello Sport broke the bad news on the fitness state of Alcaraz, winner of the last two French Open editions. The paper reported there was no chance for the player to compete either at Queen’s club, London, or Wimbledon, which begins in late June.
Main photo:- Carlos Alcaraz reached Wimbledon final 2025 – by Roger Parker ISF Ltd
World No. 2 Jannik Sinner became the youngest man to complete the full set of hard-court victories by beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (8) 7-6 (7) in the searing heat of Indian Wells.
The 24 year old Italian, didn’t face a break point during the final nor did he drop a set on his way to claiming his first title of the year and his 25th overall.
Sinner has won both hard court Grand Slams, with victories at the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025 and at the US Open in 2024.
In addition he has lifted all six Masters 1000 series hard court titles – adding the Indian Wells title to victories in Miami, Toronto, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris plus the season-ending ATP Finals.
Only Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have achieved the same feat.
Main photo:- Jannik Sinner lifts Indian Wells Trophy – by ATPTour.com
Felix Auger-Aliassime bounced back after a slow start, with the Canadian raiding his game along with his expectations on Wednesday at the ATP Dubai event.
The top seed survived the loss of his opening serve to prevail 6-4, 6-4 over France’s Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard.
Victory marked the 10th quarter-final or higher at 11 tournament for FAA dating to Cincinnati last August.
The seed’s game is on the mend after a hiccup in the form of an Australian Open first-round loss, with FAA winning the Montpellier title and reaching this month’s Rotterdam final against Alex de Minaur.
Auger-Aliassime said that he tries to set an example to his team by way of keeping his tennis standards high.
“I’m responsible, I’m the one stepping onto the court – I’m the (support) team leader.
“I need to uphold the standards I want for my career.”
The winner who broke three times, said the ball reacted differently as he played for the first time in the afternoon.
“I couldn’t find my serve in the first few games, I needed to get some rhythm. he also made it difficult for me. I’m glad I was able to find a way back into the set.
The Canadian No. 1 improved his record against French opponents to 15-1 since the start of 2025.
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