It was a case of three strikes and you're out for Australia's women at the Cincinnati Open.
With the US Open less than a fortnight away, players are using the hard-court event as a vital tune-up to the year's final major in New York.
However, there was no joy for the Australian trio of Daria Kasatkina, Ajla Tomljanovic and Kimberly Birrell, who all lost their second-round matches in Cincinnati on Sunday (local time).
