
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka battled past Australia's Talia Gibson 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) on Sunday to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Masters. Sabalenka needed six match points to close out the second set before converting her seventh opportunity, according to sports.ndtv.com.
The 26-year-old Belarusian will next face a yet-to-be-determined opponent. Sabalenka has now reached the third round for the fifth time in her Cincinnati career.
Source: sports.ndtv.com
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