Mirra Andreeva and Coco Gauff battle into Cincinnati last 16, Taylor Fritz eases through

[p]The 2023 champion had it all her own way in the opening set against her 29th-ranked American compatriot, but it proved more difficult to close the match out in a tight second set.[/p][p]After [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gauff-coco/f5BXmEH6/"]Gauff[/a] swept the first in 30 minutes, the pair exchanged early breaks in the second on the way to a tie-breaker.[/p][p]Gauff sprinted to a 4-1 lead and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/gauff-c-f5BXmEH6/li-a-rwvAgOWm/?mid=YwFlKXtA"]closed out victory on her third match point[/a].[/p][embed guid="41ac0dcc-8a52-4d3f-99b0-e8293ffe515e" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2U0fd_lSFs" social-type="youtube" /][p]"[b]She played better in the second set and I missed a couple of break opportunities[/b]," Gauff said. "[b]I tried to forget about those[/b].[/p][p]"[b]It was hard to control the ball for both of us and it was my first time playing a day match on this center court so I had to adjust to that[/b]."[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andreeva-mirra/lI6fOOat/"]Mirra Andreeva[/a]'s French Open reigning champion status counted for little as the fifth seed struggled to close out a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/andreeva-m-lI6fOOat/tjen-j-ngVYO2lo/?mid=AZfQygEk"]6-1, 7-6(5[/a]) victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tjen-janice/ngVYO2lo/"]Janice Tjen[/a].[/p][embed guid="6398d789-ef11-4105-8b53-f24aafae629b" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrhQShwOHQY" social-type="youtube" /][p]The Indonesian challenger ranked 37 was bowled over in the first set but made Andreeva work to finally advance.[/p][p]Tjen saved two match points as Andreeva served for the win leading 5-4 and another in the tie-breaker before putting a return wide.[/p][p]"[b]It was two completely different sets[/b]," Andreeva said. "[b]In the first I was in command and she had unforced errors here and there[/b].[/p][p]"[b]But in the second after a couple of games I started getting nervous, she made fewer mistakes[/b].[/p][p]"[b]It turned into a match of mentality and physicality. It was not easy -- I had a lot of opportunities to close it out earlier, but even like this I'm super happy[/b]."[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/keys-madison/QwU996PK/"]Madison Keys[/a], the 2019 winner, dispatched [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siniakova-katerina/OKXs3Wah/"]Katerina Siniakova[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/keys-m-QwU996PK/siniakova-k-OKXs3Wah/?mid=vT5aGFMh"]6-1, 6-3[/a] as the American polished her record against the Czech to 3-0.[/p][image alt="Keys vs Siniakova stats" id="18feac3c-2038-4812-af49-6ab094a05382" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="c8fd8ff5-ee65-4627-b045-2cc25156f054" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Eighth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/monfils-elina/jyngIesG/"]Elina Svitolina[/a] was forced to withdraw before her match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wang-xiyu/6XSnpS5h/"]Wang Xiyu[/a] with an ankle injury.[/p][p]In the ATP draw at the last tuneup before the August 30 start of the US Open, Washington winner and fifth seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fritz-taylor/UH09iaZ6/"]Taylor Fritz[/a] did not let a 12-minute pause for a health emergency in the stands deter him from a comprehensive [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/daniel-m-a-WOtXbAu5/fritz-t-UH09iaZ6/?mid=j3R2EYZ7"]6-3, 6-4[/a] triumph over Spain's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/daniel-merida-aguilar/WOtXbAu5/"]Daniel Merida[/a].[/p][h2]'I played amazing'[/h2][p]Fritz dealt eight aces in the 83-minute victory, with Merida committing 25 unforced errors, to book a fourth-round match against Australian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-connell-christopher/SptFeDiE/"]Chris O'Connell[/a].[/p][p]"[b]I'll try to do what I always do, try to be aggressive on my serve[/b]," Fritz said. "[b]That's always the best strategy[/b]."[/p][embed guid="1c3481db-cb56-479d-a07a-c6b399e1afff" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaZcwKe6KtM" social-type="youtube" /][p]Fritz stands 3-0 over O'Connell without dropping a set.[/p][p]Italian 10th seed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/musetti-lorenzo/xtH2ODVI/"]Lorenzo Musetti[/a] defeated American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zheng-michael/tjS5ZIzl/"]Michael Zheng[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/musetti-l-xtH2ODVI/zheng-m-tjS5ZIzl/?mid=bX8vjqZa"]6-1, 6-3[/a] in 71 minutes.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rublev-andrey/AeAn4gP0/"]Andrey Rublev[/a], losing finalist five years ago to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a], met a quick end at the hands of Portugal's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borges-nuno/hzbEPIOa/"]Nuno Borges[/a], who advanced [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/borges-n-hzbEPIOa/rublev-a-AeAn4gP0/?mid=AFtbtlOO"]6-3, 6-4[/a] in 72 minutes.[/p][embed guid="b37b3cc8-51f2-4864-a248-dddbf23011ef" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvrIeyttT_M" social-type="youtube" /][p]The 47th-ranked Borges ended a five-match loss streak in the rivalry.[/p][p]"[b]I played amazing[/b]," Borges said. "[b]It means a lot to be in the fourth round. It's a big moment for me.[/b]"[/p]