Hurkacz ousts defending champion Coric to reach last 16 at Cincinnati Masters
There will be a new champion at the Cincinnati Masters in 2023. Borna Coric, the 2022 winner, lost to Hubert Hurkacz on Wednesday. Hurkacz advances to meet Stefanos Tsitsipas.
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Pole Hubert Hurkacz beat Croat Borna Coric, the No 15 seed, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the last 16 of the Cincinnati Masters at the Linder Tennis Family Center on Wednesday evening.
Hurkacz, ranked No 20, will face Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 4 seed, next.
The Pole edged out Australian qualifier Thanasi Kokkinakis (7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (1)) in the previous round of the Cincy Open.
In the first round of the Cincy Open, Coric, ranked No 16, won against American Sebastian Korda (7-6 (5), 6-4).
Cincinnati Masters, other second-round results:
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Stan Wawrinka
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Nicolas Jarry
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Novak Djokovic
- Holger Rune vs. Mackenzie McDonald
- Gael Monfils vs. Alex De Minaur
- Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Ben Shelton: 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2)
- Max Purcell (Q) beat Casper Ruud (5): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
- Taylor Fritz (9) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-4, 7-6 (1)
- Dusan Lajovic (Q) beat Jannik Sinner (8): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Lorenzo Musetti: 6-3, 6-2
- Alexander Zverev (16) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 7-5, 6-4
- Tommy Paul (14) beat Ugo Humbert: 6-1, 7-6 (4)
- Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Jordan Thompson (Q): 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
- Adrian Mannarino beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (12): 6-4, 6-4
- Emil Ruusuvuori beat Andrey Rublev (7): 7-6 (10), 5-7, 7-6 (3)
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