Cincinnati Masters: Čilić advances to last 16
Marin Čilić edged out Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-5 on Wednesday night and will play Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Croat Marin Čilić, the No 14 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Cincinnati Masters by edging out Finn Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4, 6-7 (5), 7-5 at the Linder Tennis Family Center on Wednesday night.
Čilić, ranked No 17, will face Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the No 3 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the 33-year-old Croat won against Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar (6-3, 6-3).
Ruusuvuori, ranked No 44, defeated American wildcard J.J. Wolf (7-6 (2), 6-2) in the previous round of the Cincy Open.
Cincinnati Masters 1000, other second-round results (Linder Tennis Family Center, hard, USD 6.971.275, most recent results first):
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Sebastian Korda
- Borna Coric vs. Rafael Nadal
- Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Marcos Giron
- Taylor Fritz vs. Nick Kyrgios
- Casper Ruud vs. Ben Shelton
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Filip Krajinovic
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Jannik Sinner
- John Isner vs. Hubert Hurkacz
- Tommy Paul vs. Denis Shapovalov
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Alex De Minaur
- Andy Murray vs. Cameron Norrie
- Fabio Fognini vs. Andrey Rublev
- Aslan Karatsev vs. Diego Schwartzman: wednesday
- Daniil Medvedev (1) beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-4, 7-5
- Carlos Alcaraz beat Mackenzie McDonald (WC): 6-3, 6-2
