Stephens beats Cocciaretto after rain delay to reach Cincinnati second round
Unseeded American Sloane Stephens overcame a sluggish start to the Cincinnati Open with a 7-5 6-2 victory over Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto on Monday to set up a second-round showdown with French defending champion Caroline Garcia. Stephens, who along with Cocciaretto was unable to get a full warm-up in due to rain that delayed the beginning of the match, broke the Italian five times and…