Rain postpones Pegula in Cincinnati; Zheng, Wozniacki to resume Friday

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CINCINNATI -- Rain suspended play on Day 3 at the Cincinnati Open, leaving three second-round matches to be finished on Friday.  

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Fresh off her National Bank Open title, No.6 seed Jessica Pegula

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in the second round when play was called. 

Two second-round matches were deep in the second set when rain halted play. Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen, seeded No.7 in Cincinnati, leads Polish qualifier Magdalena Frech

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leads former No.1 Caroline Wozniacki
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7-5, 4-2. 

The suspension means, weather permitting, the winner of the three outstanding matches will have to play or finish their second-round matches and their Round of 16 matches on Friday.

Revised Order of Play for Friday, Aug. 16:

CENTER COURT starts at 11:00 AM
[WTA] [1] I. Swiatek (POL) vs [15] M. Kostyuk (UKR) 
[ATP] [NB 12:30PM - TBF 46 66] G. Monfils (FRA) vs [2] C. Alcaraz (ESP) 
[ATP] [1] J. Sinner (ITA) vs J. Thompson (AUS) 
[ATP] [After Rest - NB 3:00PM] Rune vs Minfils or Alcaraz 
[WTA] NB 7:00 PM [7] Q. Zheng (CHN) OR [Q] M. Frech (POL) vs [WC] C. Wozniacki (DEN) OR A. Pavlyuchenkova 
[ATP] F. Tiafoe (USA) vs J. Lehecka (CZE) 

P&G GRANDSTAND starts at 11:00 AM
[ATP] [3] A. Zverev (GER) vs P. Carreno Busta (ESP) 
[WTA] NB 12:30 PM[61 *54 TBF] [7] Q. Zheng (CHN) vs [Q] M. Frech (POL) 
[WTA] NB 1:00 PM [3] A. Sabalenka vs E. Svitolina (UKR) 
[WTA] D. Shnaider vs L. Fernandez (CAN) 
[ATP] NB 7:00 PM  Ruud or Auger-Aliassime vs Draper 
[WTA] [7] D. Schuurs (NED) / L. Stefani (BRA) vs [3] A. Muhammad (USA) / E. Routliffe (NZL) 

HOLCIM STADIUM 3 starts at 11:00 AM
[ATP] [WC] B. Nakashima (USA) vs [6] A. Rublev 
[ATP] NB 12:30 PM [7] C. Ruud (NOR) vs F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) 
[ATP] [12] B. Shelton (USA) vs F. Marozsan (HUN) 
[ATP] [5] H. Hurkacz (POL) vs F. Cobolli (ITA) 
[WTA] [After Rest - NB 5:00pm] [6] J. Pegula (USA) OR K. Muchova (CZE) vs [Q] T. Townsend (USA) 
[WTA] After suitable rest [1] K. Siniakova (CZE) / T. Townsend (USA) vs L. Fernandez (CAN) / Y. Putintseva (KAZ) 

COURT 10 starts at 11:00 AM
[WTA] [10] L. Samsonova vs [LL] E. Avanesyan (ARM) 
[WTA] NB 12:30 PM[57 24* TBF] [WC] C. Wozniacki (DEN) vs A. Pavlyuchenkova 
[WTA] M. Andreeva vs [5] J. Paolini (ITA) 
[WTA] NB 2:30 PM P. Badosa (ESP) vs Y. Putintseva (KAZ) 
[WTA] After suitable rest [4] S. Errani (ITA) / J. Paolini (ITA) vs L. Noskova (CZE) / D. Shnaider 

COURT 4 starts at 11:00 AM
[ATP] [1] M. Granollers (ESP) / H. Zeballos (ARG) vs H. Nys (MON) / J. Zielinski (POL) 
[ATP] [NB 12:30PM - TBF 67 22] [7] H. Heliovaara (FIN) / H. Patten (GBR) vs W. Koolhof (NED) / N. Mektic (CRO) 
[ATP] [5] S. Bolelli (ITA) / A. Vavassori (ITA) vs I. Dodig (CRO) / J. Murray (GBR) 
[ATP] [3] R. Ram (USA) / J. Salisbury (GBR) vs [WC] M. McDonald (USA) / A. Michelsen (USA) 

COURT 7 starts at 12:00 PM
[WTA] T. Mihalikova (SVK) / O. Nicholls (GBR) vs H. Dart (GBR) / E. Perez (AUS) 
[WTA] NB 1:00 PM [6] J. Pegula (USA) vs K. Muchova (CZE) 

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