Coric sets up meeting with Nadal at Cincinnati Masters

Borna Coric beat qualifier Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(2), 6-3 to reach the second round of the Western & Southern Open on Tuesday afternoon. Coric, who is playing on a protected ranking, advanced at the Linder Tennis Family Center after one hour and one hour and 53 minutes.

The Croat’s reward is a showdown against Rafael Nadal on Wednesday.

Cincinnati Masters 1000, other first-round matches and results:

• Filip Krajinovic vs. Daniel Evans
• Pablo Carreno Busta vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Ben Shelton
• Nick Kyrgios vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Taylor Fritz vs. Sebastian Baez
• Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Fabio Fognini
• Henri Laaksonen vs. Alex De Minaur
• Thanasi Kokkinakis vs. Jannik Sinner
• Tommy Paul beat Jenson Brooksby: 6-3, 6-2
• Denis Shapovalov beat Grigor Dimitrov (16): 7-6(4), 6-3
• Frances Tiafoe beat Matteo Berrettini (12): 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(5)
• Sebastian Korda (WC) beat Karen Khachanov: 6-3, 6-4
• Marcos Giron (Q) beat David Goffin (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Marin Čilić (14) beat Jaume Munar (Q): 6-3, 6-3
• Andy Murray beat Stan Wawrinka: 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5
• Cameron Norrie (9) beat Holger Rune: 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4
• John Isner beat Benjamin Bonzi: 7-6 (11), 3-6, 7-6 (4)
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat J.J. Wolf (WC): 7-6 (2), 6-2
• Roberto Bautista Agut (15) beat Francisco Cerundolo: 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2
• Diego Schwartzman (13) beat Alex Molcan: 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
• Aslan Karatsev beat Brandon Nakashima: 7-5, 7-5
• Mackenzie McDonald (WC) beat Nikoloz Basilashvili: 6-0, 6-1
• Botic van de Zandschulp beat Maxime Cressy: 6-2, 4-6, 6-4