Toronto Masters: Rublev reaches last eight after Davidovich Fokina’s retirement
Andrey Rublev benefited from the abandonment of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 3-0) on Sunday evening and will face the winner of the match between Czech Jiri Lehecka, the No 19 seed, and American Taylor Fritz, the second seed, in the next round
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Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 6 seed, advanced to the last eight of the Toronto Masters when Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 20 seed, retired at the Aviva Centre on Sunday evening.
Rublev, ranked No 11, led 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2), 3-0 when Davidovich Fokina, ranked No 26, pulled out, probably harrassed bu two weeks of intense tennis after his final at Washington one week ago.
The Russian will face the winner of the match between Czech Jiri Lehecka, the No 19 seed, and American Taylor Fritz, the second seed, next.
The Spaniard won against Czech Jakub Mensik, the No 12 seed (6-2, 6-4) and Frenchman Corentin Moutet (6-4, 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Rogers Cup.
Toronto Masters 1000, other last 16 results (Aviva Centre, hard, USD 9.193.540, most recent results first):
- Jiri Lehecka vs. Taylor Fritz
- Flavio Cobolli vs. Ben Shelton
- Alex De Minaur (9) beat Frances Tiafoe (7): 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
- Alexander Zverev (1) beat Francisco Cerundolo (14): 6-4, 1-0 ret.
- Alexei Popyrin (18) beat Holger Rune (5): 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Karen Khachanov (11) beat Casper Ruud (8): 6-4, 7-5
- Alex Michelsen (26) beat Learner Tien: 6-3, 6-3
