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World No. 42 Clara Tauson defeated No. 53 Peyton Stearns on hard court in a 2h45min Cincinnati Open second-round battle, extending her head-to-head advantage after also winning their February meeting and advancing on a narrow three-set margin.

Rafael Jódar, ranked 11th, overturned his February hard-court loss to 48th-ranked Denis Shapovalov in Cincinnati Round 2, prevailing 7/5, 4/6, 7/5 after 2h55min on a surface where both players had shown contrasting recent trends.

World No. 66 Diane Parry overturned a ranking gap against No. 22 Elise Mertens on hard court, recovering from a first-set loss to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in 2 hours and 17 minutes and reach the Cincinnati Open third round.

World No. 28 Emma Navarro recovered from a set down to defeat No. 51 Anhelina Kalinina 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 on hard court in Cincinnati. The 2-hour, 16-minute victory strengthens Navarro’s record against ranked opponents after a mixed run of recent results.

World No. 20 Alexandra Eala advanced past Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse, ranked 74th, in the hard-court second round after building a 6-1, 3-0 lead in a match lasting 2 hours and 33 minutes before Ruse retired.

World No. 23 Maja Chwalinska advanced past Spain’s Cristina Bucsa, ranked 38th, with a 6-2, 6-2 hard-court win lasting 32 minutes. The result strengthens Chwalinska’s recent record against ranked opposition and ends Bucsa’s brief Cincinnati run.

World No. 3 Jessica Pegula advanced past Switzerland’s Simona Waltert, ranked 87th, with a 6-3, 6-2 victory on hard court in 1 hour 31 minutes. The result underlined the gap in recent consistency as Pegula moved into the Cincinnati Open third round.

World No. 19 Sorana Cirstea advanced past No. 39 Nikola Bartunkova on Cincinnati’s hard courts, winning 7-6(5), 6-3 in 1 hour 55 minutes. The result underlined Cirstea’s stronger hard-court record and halted Bartunkova’s recent progress.

World No. 10 Flavio Cobolli overcame No. 66 Miomir Kecmanovic 6/1, 4/6, 6/3 on hard court in 61 minutes, extending his recent advantage over the Serbian and advancing to the third round in Cincinnati.

World No. 50 Thiago Agustín Tirante overcame No. 5 Novak Djokovic 2/6, 6/4, 6/4 on hard court in 2h44min, extending his strong summer form and advancing at the Cincinnati Open after another notable win over a top-10 opponent.