Vukic advances in Cincinnati qualifying

Australian Aleksandar Vukic advanced from the Cincinnati Open qualifying first round with a straight-sets victory over Darwin Blanch, winning 6-3, 7-6(4) in 1:24:51. Vukic controlled the opening set before edging a tight second-set tiebreak 7-4 to complete the 2-0 win. No appearance was recorded for any other Australian player in the supplied event data.