Zverev, Tsitsipas crash out of Cincinati Masters, Augut enters Round of 16

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Patna : World No 58 Miomir Kecmanovic, 19,  Serbia, stunned World No 6 Alexander Zverev, 22, Germany, in the second round of Cincinati Masters at Ohio, USA, in a massive upset in the tournament. World No 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas, 20, Greece, also crashed out of the tournament suffering a shock defeat at the hands of World No 36 Jan-Lennard Struff, 29, in 2nd round.

Kecmanovic beat Zverev in a three-set encounter 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 in 2 hr 18 minutes on August 15, 2019, early morning, to progress to Round of 16. World No 7Zverev, the 7th seed,  fired 9 Aces in the match to 3 by Kecmanovic. But, the German also committed 20 double faults to 3 by the Serb. The Serb won 6 break points to 3 by Zverev. Kecmanovic won 5 games in a row in the match to 3 by Zverev.

Jan-Lennard Struff upset 5th seed Tsitsipas in a three-set thriller 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 in 2nd round on August 14, 2019, late night. Struff fired 16 Aces in the match to 14 by Tsitsipas. The German won 2 break points to 1 by Tsitsipas. Both the players won 3 games each in a row. Struff’s winning percentage both on his first and second serve ( 84 % & 72 %) was much higher than that of Tsitsipas (74 % & 56%).

World No 11 Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, beat World No 52 Frances Tiafoe, 21, USA, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in 2nd round to progress to third round. Augut won 3 break points to 1 by the American. Agut fired 8 Aces in the match to 2 by Tiafoe. Agut will face Kecmanovic in the 3rd round.