Fresh
off
winning
the
National
Bank
Open,
top
seed
Medvedev
cruised
past
Mackenzie
McDonald
6-2
6-2
in
his
Cincinnati
opener
on
Wednesday
(August
18).
With
defending
champion
Novak
Djokovic
and
Rafael
Nadal
absent
from
the
ATP
Masters
1000
tournament,
all
eyes
are
on
Medvedev
and
second
seed
Tsitsipas,
who
overcame
Sebastian
Korda
7-6
(7-5)
6-3.
Former
world
number
one
Andy
Murray,
though,
was
sent
packing
midweek.
Medvedev
stays
hot
Three
days
after
winning
his
fourth
Masters
1000
crown
in
Toronto,
Medvedev
continued
his
good
form
at
the
Western
&
Southern
Open.
Medvedev
–
the
2019
champion
–
has
now
won
16
of
his
past
18
matches
dating
back
to
June’s
Mallorca
Championships
as
he
prepares
to
face
former
world
number
three
Grigor
Dimitrov,
who
beat
Alexander
Bublik
6-3
7-5.
“He
beat
two
good
opponents
here.
He’s
a
very
tough
player,”
Medvedev
said
of
Dimitrov
after
extending
his
winning
streak
to
seven
matches
at
the
Western
&
Southern
Open.
“I
played
him
one
time
in
the
semi-finals
of
a
Slam.
It
means
something.
I
need
to
show
my
best
to
try
to
win
this
match.
Hopefully
I
will
be
able
to
do
it.”
Tsitsipas
passes
Korda
test
Greek
star
Tsitsipas
recorded
his
first
victory
at
the
Lindner
Family
Tennis
Centre,
where
he
won
89
per
cent
of
his
first-serve
points
while
saving
two
break
points.
A
semi-finalist
in
Toronto
last
week,
Lorenzo
Sonego
is
next
up
after
the
Italian
topped
qualifier
Tommy
Paul
7-6
(11-9)
6-2.
The
Tonight
Show
Starring
@steftsitsipas
&
@SebiKorda
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Tennis
TV
(@TennisTV)
August
19,
2021
“I
was
able
to
bring
the
best
out
of
my
game
when
things
got
tough
and
persevere,”
said
Tsitsipas.
“I
was
consistent
throughout
the
important
moments
and
I
think
just
trying
to
find
solutions
and
ways
to
apply
as
much
pressure
as
possible.
That
was
the
key
element
today.”
Third
seed
and
Olympic
gold
medallist
Alexander
Zverev
dispatched
Lloyd
Harris
7-6
(7-3)
6-2
and
fourth
seed
Andrey
Rublev
came
back
to
defeat
2016
champion
Marin
Cilic
5-7
6-3
6-1.
Murray
no
match
for
Hurkacz
Three-time
major
champion
Murray
crashed
out
in
straight
sets
following
a
7-6
(7-4)
6-3
loss
to
ninth
seed
Hubert
Hurkacz.
Murray
–
a
champion
in
Cincinnati
in
2008
and
2011
–
was
appearing
for
only
the
second
time
since
the
Tokyo
Games.
“Playing
against
Murray
is
something
special.
I
never
had
a
chance
to
play
a
match
against
him
[before],”
Hurkacz
said.
“He’s
such
a
great
competitor.
What
he’s
done
for
the
sport
is
really
amazing.
He’s
such
a
great
player
and
a
person.
It’s
a
very
big
win
for
me.”
Gael
Monfils
reached
a
milestone,
celebrating
his
500th
tour-level
victory
by
downing
Alex
de
Minaur
6-3
7-5
and
Casper
Ruud
earned
his
100th
win
thanks
to
a
6-7
(5-7)
6-0
7-6
(7-4)
success
against
Reilly
Opelka,
while
Pablo
Carreno-Busta
and
Diego
Schwartzman
also
moved
through.
500
wins,
17
years
and
some
ICONIC
looks
along
the
way
????@Gael_Monfils
#CincyTennis
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Tennis
TV
(@TennisTV)
August
19,
2021
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