Videos - This month

World No. 2 Elena Rybakina advanced past No. 94 Taylor Townsend on the Cincinnati hard court, winning 6-3, 6-4 in 1 hour 18 minutes. The result extended Rybakina’s strong summer hard-court run while ending Townsend’s competitive start.

Brandon Nakashima, ranked No. 22, overcame No. 9 Taylor Fritz 7/6(9), 4/6, 6/3 on hard court in a 2h13min Cincinnati Open quarter-final, reversing their recent rivalry and strengthening his case against the tournament’s leading contenders.

World No. 9 Elina Svitolina defeated No. 10 Amanda Anisimova 6/2, 6/4 on hard court in the National Bank Open presented by Rogers eighth-final, extending her strong Toronto run while exposing Anisimova’s recent struggles against elite opponents.

World No. 10 Flavio Cobolli overcame No. 32 Alexander Blockx 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 on hard court in the Cincinnati Open Round 3, extending his recent hard-court record and reversing their earlier clay-court meeting.

World No. 9 Elina Svitolina overcame No. 19 Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 on hard court in Toronto, extending her strong North American run while ending Alexandrova’s notable victory over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

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. 2 Elena Rybakina overcame No. 41 Magdalena Frech 6-4, 7-6(2) on hard court in the Cincinnati Round 3 clash, extending her strong recent surface form while ending Frech’s promising run against higher-ranked opposition.

Belinda Bencic, ranked 14th, overcame No. 110 Taylor Townsend 6-7(5), 7-6(4), 6-4 on hard court in a 3-hour, 24-minute National Bank Open Round 3 battle, extending her strong recent record against ranked opposition.

World No. 63 Daniel Mérida Aguilar advanced at the National Bank Open with a 6-3, 6-1 hard-court win over No. 69 Tallon Griekspoor, extending his strong run and ending the Dutchman’s latest Montreal campaign in 69 minutes.

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.