Anna Blinkova vs Ekaterina Alexandrova — R64 — Cincinnati Open

Broken back for 3-3 in the second set, the 16th seed answered in game 7 for 4-3 and never gave the break back, riding 79 percent of first-serve points won across the set. Neither serve survived the third. Seven breaks landed in that set, where Alexandrova took four of six chances while Blinkova, ranked 108th, converted three of nine and served five of her nine double faults. The 108th-ranked Russian saw 17 break points to her opponent's 10 and made only five of them stick, saving three of the 10 she faced herself. Two hours and 39 minutes produced a four-point match, 115 to 111, and Alexandrova, a week on from her win over Sabalenka in Canada, moves into the last 32.