ATP Masters Cincinnati: Sinner and Ruud lose, Tsitsipas beats Shelton
Jannik Sinner and Casper Ruud were eliminated in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati. Stefanos Tsitsipas, on the other hand, is one lap further.
by Nikolaus Fink
last edit: Aug 16, 2023, 11:25 pm
This is probably not how Jannik Sinner imagined his 22nd birthday: The newly crowned Toronto champion lost to Dusan Lajovic in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Cincinnati 4: 6 and 6: 7 (4). The South Tyrolean looked battered throughout the game and was apparently struggling with thigh problems.
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Lajovic meets Taylor Fritz in the round of 16, who defeated Lorenzo Sonego 6: 4 and 7: 6 (1). Fritz' compatriot Tommy Paul also made it into the round of 16 with a 6-1 and 7-6 (4) win against Ugo Humbert week in Toronto.
Hurkacz beats defending champion Coric
Meanwhile, Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrated a 7: 6 (3) and 7: 6 (2) win against Ben Shelton on center court. The Greek will play in the round of 16 against Hubert Hurkacz, who eliminated defending champion Borna Coric 5: 7, 6: 3 and 6: 3. Casper Ruud, on the other hand, did not live up to his role as favorite: The three-time Grand Slam finalist lost to Australian qualifier Max Purcell 4: 6, 6: 3 and 4: 6.
Alexander Zverev had already bought his round of 16 ticket early on Wednesday (local time) . The German Olympic champion is now dealing with world number three Daniil Medvedev.
The singles tableau in Cincinnati
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