Kazakhstan's Rybakina cruises into Cincinnati Round of 16

The Kazakhstani tennis player secured her spot in the Round of 16 with a 4:6, 6:3, 7:5 victory over Belgium’s Elise Mertens (ranked 12th by the WTA). The match lasted two hours and twelve minutes.

Rybakina fired 11 aces, made nine double faults, and converted three of her eight break-point chances.

Next in Cincinnati, Rybakina will take on home favorite Madison Keys (WTA No. 6) for a spot in the quarterfinals.

As reported earlier, Anna Danilina of Kazakhstan has failed to advance to the second round of the 2025 Cincinnati Open doubles tennis event in the U.S.