February 26, 2025


Tennis: Western & Southern OpenAug 20, 2022; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Daniil Medvedev (RUS) returns a shot in opposition to Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) on the Western & Southern Open on the Lindner Household Tennis Heart. Necessary Credit score: Susan Mullane-Imagn Photos

High-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia survived a day of upsets on the Dubai Tennis Championships, shifting to the second spherical after a 6-4, 7-6 (4) win over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.

The second and third seeds — Alex de Minaur of Australia and Andrey Rublev of Russia, respectively — had been upset.

Marin Cilic, a 38-year-old Croatian knocked out de Minaur 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, whereas qualifier Quentin Halys of France eradicated Rublev 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Rublev received final week in Doha.

Additionally shifting to the second spherical had been fifth-seeded Ugo Humbert of France, Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands, Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, Italians Luca Nardi and Matteo Berrettini, and Nuno Borges of Portugal. Borges toppled eighth-seeded Arthur Fils of France in straight units.

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High seed Alexander Zverev, who received this occasion in 2021, rallied from a first-set loss to down Matteo Arnaldi 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 within the second spherical in Acapulco, Mexico.

Germany’s Zverev, ranked No. 2 on this planet, transformed 2 of 4 break-point alternatives and saved all three break factors to work previous Italy’s Arnaldi, ranked No. 33, in two hours, 44 minutes.

Denmark’s Holger Rune, the fourth seed, eradicated Spain’s Roberto Carballes Baena 7-6 (4), 6-3. Ninth-seeded Denis Shapovalov of Canada received in straight units over American qualifier Nishesh Basavareddy 7-5, 6-2. Non-seeded winners had been Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Brandon Nakashima and Mexican wild-card Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez.

Seventh-seeded Frances Tiafoe defeated France’s Alexandre Muller 6-4, 6-2 within the late match.

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Six singles matches had been accomplished in Santiago earlier than play was suspended because of a curfew due to widespread energy outages throughout the nation. The curfew, in accordance with media studies, lasts from 10 p.m. native time Tuesday to six a.m. Wednesday due to the emergency.

Fifth-seeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina cruised previous France’s Hugo Gaston 6-2, 6-3, and fellow Argentinian Mariano Navone, the sixth seed, did practically the identical to Kazakhstan’s Alexander Shevchenko 6-2, 6-2.

Argentina’s Camilo Ugo Carabelli rallied to upset seventh-seeded Nicolas Jarry of Chile 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (9), and Portugal’s Jaime Faria knocked off eighth-seeded Luciano Darderi of Italy 6-3, 6-4. Argentinian qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia-Herzegovina additionally superior.

–Area Stage Media

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