Cincinnati Open 2025: Emma Raducanu confronts Aryna Sabalenka in the rehearsal of Wimbledon Clash in us open-up event | Tennis news
Emma Raducanu will face Aryna Sabalenka in the third round of the Cincinnati Open Monday at 6 p.m. Sky Sports Tennis.
Raducanu, seeded n ° 30, received a Bye in the first round before comfortably beating Olga Danilovic in the second round in straight sets.
This means that Raducanu will play the world n ° 1 Sabalenka, two months after their intense confrontation of Wimbledon where the British player pushed his strong opponent in a defeat in two sets.
The heat in Cincinnati could play a role with temperatures that should reach 33 * tsp.
Raducanu, champion of the US Open 2021, hopes to continue her recent resurgence before her return to Flushing Meadows – the last Grand Chelem tournament of the season, live Sky Sports From August 24.
His strengths of the season include a race in the quarter -final at the Miami Open, an end of 16 years at the Italian Open and a final performance at the Queen’s Club.
Raducanu also reached the semi-finals of the Citi Open in Washington after a third round outing in Wimbledon in World No 1 Sabalenka.
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There are no other British left
Cameron Norrie was the last player of British singles to lose the Cincinnati Open
Raducanu is the last British on the left in the draw for men and women.
Cameron NORRIE lost his opening match against Roberto Bautista agut in the second round, while Jacob Fearnley suffered the same fate as Katie ButtonLeaving the tournament in the first round with a defeat against the Belgians Zizou Bergs during his beginnings in Cincinnati.
Sonay Kartal made a name for itself this summer with a fourth round race in Wimbledon and entered the top 50 of the world. She lost her opening match against the former champion and the winner of the WTA final in 2022, Caroline Garcia 5-7 6-4 6-3.
When is the cincinnati open 2025?
The Cincinnati Open takes place from Tuesday August 5 to Monday August 18 – Live on Sky Sports.
Day sessions start at 4 p.m. the United Kingdom time, while night sessions start at 11 p.m.
Novak Djokovic is expected to enter the United States without playing in warm-up tournaments after withdrawing from the tournament. Jannik Sinner, n ° 1, and Rival Carlos Alcaraz, both returns after an almost one month’s absence, just like the women’s champion Sabalenka.
US Open announces a money record price
Jannik Sinner (L) beat Taylor Fritz (R) to win the title of Open 2024 US in Flushing Meadows
The US Open announced 67 million pounds Sterling ($ 90 million) in prize in the final major this year, compared to 56 million pounds Sterling ($ 75 million) in 2024.
The winners of male and female singles will earn 3.7 million pounds sterling ($ 5 million), the largest payment of the champions.
Djokovic, Gauff and 2024 Champions of the United States Open Sabalenka and Sinner were among the 20 players who signed a letter to the chiefs of the four Grand Chelem events in March in search of more prices.
Players are in discussion with other major tournaments – Wimbledon, French Open and Australian Open – to guarantee higher payment.
In Wimbledon, where the sinner and swiatek were crowned champions in 2025, the silver price increased by approximately seven percent, the champions by simple receiving 2.9 million pounds sterling ($ 4 million) each.
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