Coco Gauff and Carlos Alcaraz, the second seeds in the women's and men's singles draws respectively, both advanced at the Cincinnati Open. Gauff easily defeated Xinyu Wang, while Alcaraz struggled to overcome Damir Dzumhur in three sets.

World no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz passed the first obstacle at the Cincinnati Masters. Like at Roland Garros, the Spaniard had to dig deep against Damir Dzumhur, earning a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 victory in an hour and 41 minutes.

Carlos Alcaraz battled past World No. 56 Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Masters her