Coco Gauff moved into the Cincinnati Open fourth round on Tuesday after her scheduled match against Dayana Yastremska ended in a walkover when Yastremska withdrew with illness. The second-seeded American, the reigning French Open champion who captured the 2023 Cincinnati title and followed with the US Open crown that year, will now meet the winner of the Jelena Ostapenko vs. Lucia Bronzetti match in the next round.
Yastremska’s withdrawal means Gauff advances without taking the court, preserving her momentum as she continues her bid to go deep in the combined ATP and WTA event in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ostapenko is a former Roland Garros champion, and Bronzetti is aiming to continue her strong run in the draw.
Gauff’s status as a two-time major titleist this past decade underscores her continued form on the WTA tour, and the walkover sets up a potentially intriguing fourth-round matchup that could feature a mix of established slam champions and rising players.
Notes for editors:
– This is a standard walkover resulting from an illness; no match time was played.
– The Cincinnati Open remains one of the premier hard-court lead-ins to the US Open, attracting top ATP and WTA players.
– If possible, highlight the next match details once the Ostapenko-Bronzetti result is known, to provide readers with a complete view of the advancing rounds.