Overview

• Carlos Alcaraz defeated Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 to advance after overcoming a second-set slump in one hour and 41 minutes.
• Coco Gauff steadied her serve to beat Wang Xinyu 6-3, 6-2 and will face Dayana Yastremska in the third round.
• Held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, the tournament is a combined ATP and WTA Masters 1000 event and a key hard-court build-up to the US Open.
• Alcaraz committed 44 unforced errors but regrouped in the decider and now awaits the winner of Tallon Griekspoor versus Hamad Medjedovic.
• Gauff converted all five break points and won 20 of her last 23 service points to protect her title defense.