Cincinnati Masters: Paul moves into last 16, sets up Alcaraz clash

American Tommy Paul, the No 14 seed, defeated Frenchman Ugo Humbert 6-1, 7-6(4) to advance to the last 16 of the Cincinnati Masters at the Linder Tennis Family Center on Wednesday afternoon.

Paul, ranked No 13, will play top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz next. The American, who defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in the Cincinnati opening round, just beat Alcaraz in the Toronto quarter-finals last Friday night.

In the previous round of the Cincy Open, Humbert, ranked No 33, beat fellow Frenchman Arthur Fils (6-4, 3-6, 6-2).

Cincinnati Masters, other second-round results (Linder Tennis Family Center, hard, USD 6.600.000, most recent results first):

• 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
• Hubert Hurkacz vs. Borna Coric
• Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Ben Shelton
• Max Purcell vs. Casper Ruud
• Jannik Sinner vs. Dusan Lajovic
• Lorenzo Sonego vs. Taylor Fritz
• Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Lorenzo Musetti: 6-3, 6-2
• Alexander Zverev vs. Yoshihito Nishioka: wednesday
• Carlos Alcaraz 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)