the greek Stefanos Tsitsipasnumber 7 in the ATP ranking, did not give the Argentine an option this Thursday Diego Schwartzmann and eliminated him in the round of 16 of Cincinnati Masters 1,000.
Tsitsipas, this year’s champion in Monte Carlo and Mallorca, reaffirmed the success he achieved this year in the Principality of Monaco on his way to the title and toppled Schwartzman for the first time on the fast surfaces, winning by a double 6-3.
The 30-year-old Argentine defeated Tsitsipas at the ATP Cup in Australia this year and at Antwerp 2017, but this time the Greek stepped on the accelerator from the start.
He quickly ran away 4-0 and, with two breaks, worked his way to a comfortable 6-3. In the second set, he achieved decisive breaks in the third and seventh games and secured his ticket for the quarterfinals with a fresh 6-3.
It will be measured in the next round with the winner of the duel between Americans Sebastian Korda and John Isner.
In the men’s draw, the Russian Daniil Medvedev, number 1 in the world ranking, defeated the Canadian Denis Shapovalov (n.21) by doubles 7-5 and met the American Taylor Fritz, the eleventh favorite, in the quarterfinals.
The American, this year’s Indian Wells champion, defeated Russian Andrey Rublev 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-5, who was a finalist in Cincinnati last year.
Spaniard Rafa Nadal, who returned after nearly a month and a half off with a stomach injury, lost the tournament on Wednesday, falling to Croatian Borna Coric.
His defeat guarantees that Medvedev will reach the US Open as world number 1.
Source: La Verdad
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