Cincinnati Masters: Lehecka through to last 16

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.