Cincinnati Masters: Rune into quarter-finals after Tiafoe’s retirement
Holger Rune benefited from the abandonment of Frances Tiafoe (6-4, 3-1) on Wednesday
Frances Tiafoe, Cincinnati 2025 | © Claude Cabit / PsNewz
Dane Holger Rune, the No 7 seed, reached his tenth quarterfinal at the Masters 1000 level, at the Cincinnati Masters when American Frances Tiafoe, the No 10 seed, retired on Wednesday evening.
Rune, ranked No 9, led 6-4, 3-1 when Tiafoe, ranked No 14, pulled out for what looks like a back or hip injury. Tiafoe asked for a medical time out at 5-4 in the first and was never the same after, in terms of speed and focus.
The 22-year-old Dane will play the winner of the match between American Taylor Fritz, the No 4 seed, and French qualifier Terence Atmane next.
The American, who was a runner-up last year, defeating Rune on the way, won against Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 20 seed (6-4, 6-4) and Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena (6-4, 6-3) in the previous rounds. He will be out of the Top 15 at the next ATP rankings.
Cincinnati Masters 1000, other last 16 results (Lindner Family Tennis Center, hard, USD 9.193.540, most recent results first):
- Luca Nardi vs. Carlos Alcaraz
- Francisco Comesana vs. Andrey Rublev
- Taylor Fritz vs. Terence Atmane
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Benjamin Bonzi
- Jannik Sinner vs. Adrian Mannarino
