Overview
- Félix Auger-Aliassime returned from a multi‑week back injury with a straight‑sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas, winning 6-3, 7-5 on Sunday and setting up a third‑round meeting with Juan Manuel Cerúndolo.
- Qualifier Xiyu Wang upset 30th‑seed Leylah Fernandez 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, handing Fernandez an early exit and highlighting the draw’s growing volatility.
- Alex de Minaur survived three rain delays and a late Arthur Fery comeback to close out a 7-5, 7-6 (7-3) win and advance to face Arthur Fils in the last 16.
- Defending champion Iga Świątek recovered from a set down to beat Maria Sakkari 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, extending her Cincinnati winning streak and underlining her improved form this hard‑court swing.
- Venus and Serena Williams lost their doubles reunion 6-2, 1-6, 10-8 to Payton Stearns and Marta Kostyuk, and tournament coverage points to compressed scheduling, heat and repeated stoppages as factors that are increasing injuries, upsets and uncertainty ahead of the US Open.