Cincinnati Masters: Lehecka through to last 16
Jiri Lehecka won against Adam Walton 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) on Tuesday night. He’ll face the winner of the match between American Ben Shelton, the No 5 seed, and Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the next round
Jiri Lehecka, 2025 | © Zuma / PsNewz
Czech Jiri Lehecka, the No 22 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Cincinnati Masters by winning against Australian Adam Walton 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Tuesday night.
Lehecka, ranked No 26, will play the winner of the match between American Ben Shelton, the No 5 seed, and Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut next.
Walton, ranked No 85, defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No 12 seed (6-7, 6-4, 6-1) and Argentinian lucky loser Mariano Navone (4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1) in the previous rounds of the Cincinnati tournament.
The schedule couldn’t be completed because of a thunder in the evening.
Cincinnati Masters 1000, other third-round results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 9.193.540, most recent results first):
- Ben Shelton vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Alexander Zverev: tuesday
- Karen Khachanov (14) beat Jenson Brooksby (WC): 6-3, 6-3
- Luca Nardi (LL) beat Jakub Mensik (16): 6-2, 2-1 ret.
- Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Hamad Medjedovic: 6-4, 6-4
- Andrey Rublev (9) beat Alexei Popyrin (21): 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-5
- Francisco Comesana beat Reilly Opelka: 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5
- Adrian Mannarino (Q) beat Tommy Paul (13): 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
- Terence Atmane (Q) beat Joao Fonseca: 6-3, 6-4
- Jannik Sinner (1) beat Gabriel Diallo (30): 6-2, 7-6 (6)
- Taylor Fritz (4) beat Lorenzo Sonego (31): 7-6 (4), 7-5
- Benjamin Bonzi beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (25): 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4
- Frances Tiafoe (10) beat Ugo Humbert (20): 6-4, 6-4
- Holger Rune (7) beat Alex Michelsen (28): 7-6 (4), 6-3
- Felix Auger-Aliassime (23) beat Arthur Rinderknech: 7-6 (4), 4-2 ret.
