Cincinnati Masters: Another early exit for Medvedev

Australian Adam Walton earned the greatest victory of his career against Russian Daniil Medvedev, the No. 12 seed, 6-7, 6-4, 6-1, to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Masters at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on Sunday.

For Medvedev, a past champion in Cincinnati, this marks another early exit in what has been a very difficult 2025 season so far. Since his final in Halle, the Russian has won just three matches and lost four, including a first-round defeat at Wimbledon.

Medvedev seemed headed for a straight-sets win. After taking the first set 7-0 in the tie-break, he held three break points to lead 4-2 in the second. He failed to convert them and then literally deflated, losing his serve at 5-4 in the second set and winning only one game in the third.

Medvedev alternated between moments of visible tension with his coach, Gilles Cervara, in the stands and periods of complete calm, as if drained physically and mentally.

Walton, ranked No. 85, will next face Czech Jiri Lehecka, the No. 22 seed. In the previous round of the Cincinnati tournament, the Australian defeated Argentinian lucky loser Mariano Navone, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1.

Cincinnati Masters 1000, other second-round results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 9.193.540, most recent results first):

• Nishesh Basavareddy vs. Alexander Zverev
• Ben Shelton vs. Camilo Ugo Carabelli
• Brandon Nakashima vs. Alexander Blockx
• Karen Khachanov vs. Valentin Royer
• Tallon Griekspoor vs. Hamad Medjedovic: sunday
• Luca Nardi vs. Denis Shapovalov: sunday
• Jenson Brooksby (WC) beat Arthur Cazaux (LL): 7-5, 6-1
• Carlos Alcaraz (2) beat Damir Dzumhur: 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
• Alexei Popyrin (21) beat Martin Landaluce (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-3
• Jakub Mensik (16) beat Ethan Quinn: 6-4, 6-2
• Roberto Bautista Agut beat Cameron Norrie (32): 6-4, 6-3
• Andrey Rublev (9) beat Learner Tien: 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Reilly Opelka beat Alex De Minaur (6): 7-6 (6), 6-4
• Jiri Lehecka beat Tristan Boyer (WC): 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
• Francisco Comesana beat Luciano Darderi (29): 6-4, 3-1 ret.
• Taylor Fritz (4) beat Emilio Nava (Q): 6-4, 6-4
• Frances Tiafoe (10) beat Roberto Carballes Baena: 6-4, 6-3
• Terence Atmane (Q) beat Flavio Cobolli (15): 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
• Lorenzo Sonego (31) beat Zizou Bergs: 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Joao Fonseca beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (17): 6-7 (4), 5-4 ret.
• Ugo Humbert (20) beat Chak Lam Coleman Wong (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Gabriel Diallo (30) beat Sebastian Baez: 7-5, 6-4
• Jannik Sinner (1) beat Daniel Elahi Galan (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Adrian Mannarino (Q) beat Tomas Machac (19): 6-3, 6-3
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (25) beat Fabian Marozsan: 7-6 (3), 6-2
• Tommy Paul (13) beat Pedro Martinez Portero: 6-2, 6-2
• Felix Auger-Aliassime (23) beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry: 6-2, 7-6 (3)
• Alex Michelsen (28) beat Corentin Moutet: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Arthur Rinderknech beat Casper Ruud (11): 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2
• Holger Rune (7) beat Roman Safiullin: 7-5, 7-6 (5)
• Benjamin Bonzi beat Lorenzo Musetti (8): 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (4)