Cincinnati Premier 5 second round

Cincinnati Premier 5 second round completed.

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

Second round results 

- Ash Barty (1) defeated wildcard Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-1

- Anett Kontaveit defeated qualifier Iga Swiatek 6-4 7-6(2)

- Aryna Sabalenka (9) defeated Zheng Saisai 6-4 6-3

- Karolina Pliskova (3) defeated lucky loser Wang Yafan 6-1 6-3

- Qualifier Rebecca Peterson defeated qualifier Veronika Kudermetova 2-6 7-5 6-2

- Wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova defeated Dayana Yastremska 4-6 7-6(7) 6-2

- Sloane Stephens (8) defeated Yulia Putintseva 2-6 6-4 6-3

- Donna Vekic defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-2 7-5

- Madison Keys (16) defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-4 6-1

- Simona Halep (4) defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 3-6 7-5 6-4

- Elina Svitolina (7) defeated Elise Mertens 6-4 6-1

- Sofia Kenin defeated qualifier Zarina Diyas 6-4 6-1

- Hsieh Su-Wei defeated qualifier Jennifer Brady 7-6(9) 6-3

- Naomi Osaka (2) defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6(3) 2-6 6-2

Round of sixteen match ups 

Ash Barty (1) v Anett Kontaveit 

Aryna Sabalenka (9) v Maria Sakkari 

Karolina Pliskova (3) v qualifier Rebecca Peterson 

Wildcard Sveta Kuznetsova v Sloane Stephens (8)

Venus Williams v Donna Vekic 

Madison Keys (16) v Simona Halep (4)

Elina Svitolina (7) v Sofia Kenin 

Hsieh Su-Wei v Naomi Osaka (2)