Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, the No 15 seed, advanced to the second round of the Western & Southern Open by edging out Belgian Elise Mertens 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati on Tuesday.
Kostyuk, ranked No 21, will face New Zealander qualifier Lulu Sun next.
Cincinnati WTA 1000, other first-round results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.211.715, most recent results first):
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