Rybakina slogs through double rain delays in Cincinnati win

CINCINNATI, United States — Elena Rybakina needed two hours on court plus two one-hour rain interruptions to defeat Magdalena Frech 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) on Monday and reach the fourth round at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters. The second-seeded Kazakh admitted she struggled to close out a match which dragged on for much of the afternoon. The players were forced off court after nine games of the first set…