Cincinnati Premier 5 1st round complete

Cincinnati Premier 5 first round complete.

Western & Southern Open - a WTA Premier 5 category tournament, on Hard, Deco-Turf, in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 12-18 August 2019.

Defending champion:

Kiki Bertens who defeated Simona Halep (1) 2-6 7-6(6) 6-2

- Lesia Tsurenko was a late withdrawal, and was replaced by lucky loser Wang Yafan.

- Serena Williams (10) was a late withdrawal, and was replaced by lucky loser Jessica Pegula.

First round results 

- Anett Kontaveit defeated Angie Kerber (13) 7-6(7) 6-2

- Zheng Saisai defeated Viktoria Kuzmova 6-3 6-1

- Lucky loser Wang Yafan defeated lucky loser Monica Puig 3-6 7-5 6-3

- Donna Vekic defeated Katerina Siniakova 6-4 6-3

- Victoria Azarenka defeated Belinda Bencic (12) 6-4 1-0 (retired)

- Madison Keys (16) defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 6-7(4) 7-6(5) 6-4

- Daria Kasatkina defeated lucky loser Barbora Strycova 6-4 7-6(9)

- Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Carla Suárez Navarro 6-4 6-1

- Sofia Kenin defeated Julia Goerges 6-4 7-6(6)

- Qualifier Zarina Diyas defeated lucky loser Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-4

- Hsieh Su-Wei defeated Wang Qiang 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Jennifer Brady defeated qualifier Ons Jabeur 6-2 6-2

Second round results 

- Maria Sakkari defeated Petra Kvitová (6) 6-4 2-6 6-3

- Venus Williams defeated Kiki Bertens (5) 6-3 3-6 7-6(4)