Armenian tennis player Elina Avanesyan won a strong-willed victory over Elena Ostapenko (WTA 11) and advanced to the 1/8 finals of the Cincinnati Open.
The score of the match is 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 in favor of Elina Avanesyan. This is the sixth career victory over tennis players from the top 15 for Elina Avanesyan. Elina's next opponent is the winner of the Lyudmila Samsonova — Magda Linette pair.
It should be recalled that Avanesyan entered the main draw of the Cincinnati Open tournament as a lucky loser and has already won two victories, this is her first tournament as an Armenian citizen.