# Tennis: World number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus needed just 54-minutes to defeat China’s Wang Xinyu, 6-1, 6-3, and book her place in the Cincinnati Open round of 16. 2023 champion Coco Gauff secured her spot in the fourth round after a 6-1, 7-6 win over fellow American Ann Li. In the men’s draw, fifth-seeded American Taylor Fritz saw off Spain’s Daniel Merida, 6-3, 6-4, while his compatriot American Brandon Nakashima defeated Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, 6-7, 7-6, 6-1 to reach the round of 16.
Tennis: Medvedev is knocked out as Sabalenka, Gauff and Fritz reach the last 16 in Cincinnati