Round of 16 (plus) at the Cincinnati Open

Great comeback from Liudmila Samsonova as she beats Elina Avanesyan 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals in Cincinnati!

Back-to-back WTA1000 quarterfinals and Lyuda had to battle back from a break down in the decider to prevail. Was hitting very well in the closing stages! pic.twitter.com/DFvjRYrrPw

— WTARussians (@WTArussians) August 16, 2024

I couldn't post the round of 16 singles draw last night because rain delayed the completion (or start) of a few matches. Here is a revised look at that draw:

Iga Swiatek (1) vs. Marta Kostyuk (15)--Swiatek won this match 6-2, 6-2
Mirra Andreeva vs. Jasmine Paolini (5)
Aryna Sabalenka (3) vs. Elina Svitolina
Liudmilla Samsonova (10) vs. Elina Avanesyan--Samsonova won this match 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 
Jessica Pegula (6) vs. Taylor Townsend
Diana Shnaider vs. Leylah Fernandez
Zheng Qinwen (7) vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Paula Badosa vs. Yulia Putintseva