Overview

• Paolini advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Barbora Krejcikova, who took a left-foot medical timeout.
• Gauff reached the last eight by defeating Lucia Bronzetti 6-2, 6-4 without dropping a set and cutting her double faults to three.
• Their upcoming match marks the fifth WTA meeting between the two, with both players tied 2-2 in their head-to-head record.
• Paolini said she would need to adopt clay-court tactics to adapt to Cincinnati’s fast hard-court conditions after her win.
• Gauff seeks to carry her serve improvements and hard-court pedigree into her quarterfinal and her US Open preparation.