Daniil Medvedev I needed to get to the quarterfinals Cincinnati to remain number one in the world, whatever his rivals did and he did not fail. Anyway, Rafael Nadalwho could take the lead in the ranking from him, made it easy for him by falling in the second round against Coric. The Russian beat Denis Shapovalov by a double 7-5 in 1h46 and will face on Friday Taylor Fritzwho was able to beat the other Russian left in the men’s draw, Andrey Rublev (6-7 (4), 6-2, 7-5).
Medvedev had been better than the Canadian in their last two clashes, after losing the first two, and he showed it again with a solvent game, without fanfare, but enough to prevail. The Muscovite took great care of the ball against an always impulsive rival, who held him very well from the back of the court.
Tsitsipas can with Schwartzman
Stefanos Tsitsipas, semifinalist in 2020 and 2021, is currently in the quarterfinals after beating Diego Schwartzman for the third time in five duels by a double 6-3 in 1h38. The Greek, who was surprised by the British Draper in the second round in Montreal, did not fail this time against the Argentine, who is not having a good season. Cincinnati is one of the three Masters 1,000, along with Madrid and Shanghai, in which he has not been able to reach the quarterfinals. If Tsitsipas will be at that point, he will face an American: John Isner, who beat his compatriot Sebastian Korda 7-6 (3), 1-6 and 7-6 (4) in 2h04. The Greensoboro giant hit 20 aces.
