Match Report
Rublev, Nakashima earn Cincinnati victories, set rematch
Marozsan upsets Dimitrov
August 15, 2024
Mike Lawrence/ATP Tour
Brandon Nakashima in motion in Cincinnati.
By ATP Workers
Andrey Rublev and Brandon Nakashima continued their spectacular type on Thursday on the Cincinnati Open, the place they each earned wins to succeed in the third spherical and set a Montreal rematch.
Rublev overcame Chinese language star Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 6-3 to clinch his fifth win in six matches. The No. 6 participant within the PIF ATP Rankings reached his second ATP Masters 1000 last of the season in Montreal final week and rapidly adjusted to the circumstances in Ohio towards Zhang.
Rublev hammered 23 winners and dedicated simply 5 unforced errors to triumph after 61 minutes, enhancing to 3-0 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence.
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Rublev, who’s chasing his third title of the season this week, will subsequent play Nakashima after the American defeated #NextGenATP Frenchman Arthur Fils 7-5, 7-6(3) in a single hour and 50 minutes.
The 2022 Subsequent Gen ATP Finals offered by PIF champ upset Taylor Fritz within the first spherical in Cincinnati and backed that up towards Fils by saving all six break factors he confronted.
Nakashima beat Prime 15 star Tommy Paul en path to the third spherical in Montreal final week, earlier than he fell to Rublev. The 23-year-old, presently No. 49 within the PIF ATP Stay Rankings, will intention to earn revenge when he takes on Rublev within the third spherical in Ohio.
In different motion, Hungarian Fabian Marozsan upset World No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to enhance his spectacular ATP Masters 1000 file to 17-7. Marozsan now holds a 5-5 file towards Prime 10 gamers.
The 24-year-old will meet twelfth seed Ben Shelton or Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry within the third spherical.