Tennis-Red-Hot Nakashima Stuns Medvedev to Reach Cincinnati Fourth Round
Nakashima improved to 10-2 on the summer hard-court swing after saving three match points and beating Medvedev in three sets.
- On Tuesday, American Brandon Nakashima defeated fourth seed Daniil Medvedev 6-7 7-6 6-1 in the Cincinnati Open third round, saving three match points at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.
- The victory marked Nakashima's first win in four meetings with Medvedev, who had beaten the American in the Brisbane final earlier this year and held a 6-1 set record entering the match.
- After losing the opening tiebreak, Nakashima refused to fold, matching Medvedev hold for hold in the second set and saving three match points before edging the decider.
- Advancing to the next round, Nakashima will face Nuno Borges, who claimed a 6-3 6-4 victory over Russian Andrey Rublev.
- Tuesday's victory improved his record to 10-2 on the summer hard-court swing, following strong performances reaching the Washington semi-finals and his first Masters 1000 final in Montreal.
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Chaos! Daniil Medvedev loses cool, breaks two advertising boards at Cincinnati Open
Daniil Medvedev suffered a dramatic Cincinnati Open defeat, wasting three match points before losing to Brandon Nakashima 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 6-1. Frustration boiled over as the Russian damaged advertising boards, knocked over microphones and received a code violation. Nakashima, fresh from a Canadian Open final run, advanced to face Nuno Borges in the next round.
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev is unable to find the form of four years ago, when he was the number one tennis player in the world.
Cincinnati Open: Nakashima Knocks out Former Champion Medvedev
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. On Tuesday, Nakashima beat the Russian 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 6-1 to reach the fourth round of the competition, as per ATP's official website. Sports News | Cincinnati Open: Nakashima Knocks out Former Champion Medvedev.
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