Sofia Kenin vs Eva Lys — R128 — Cincinnati Open

One hard-court win in 10 tries this season was the form line a wild card ranked WTA No. 118 brought to Cincinnati. The betting market's 57 percent favorite, Lys won 79 percent of her first-serve points and still lost, undone by 10 double faults, six of them in the closing set, and a three-of-eight day on break points. Kenin took four of her five, breaking in game 1 for 1-0 in the third and again in game 9 for 6-3 to close it in 1 hour 41 minutes, the points count dead even at 71 apiece. The 27-year-old American, who opened the season at WTA No. 28, draws Marta Kostyuk, the No. 11 at the time, next.