Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Monday for what officially was listed as a “non-medical” reason, meaning he will head to the U.S. Open without having played a match in about 1 1/2 months.
Neither player gave an inch until second-seeded Taylor Fritz eventually pulled off the nail-biting victory (7-6, 6-7, 7-6) over 19th seed Jiri Lehecka to advance to the quarterfinals at the National Bank Open.
After falling behind in the third set, fourth-seeded Ben Shelton surged to overtake 13th-seeded Flavio Cobolli and earn a Round of 16 win (6-4, 4-6, 7-6) at the National Bank Open.
Elina Svitolina advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open with 6-4, 6-1 win in straight sets over Amanda Anisimova.
Sixteenth-seeded Clara Tauson pulled off the upset when she made quick work of second-seeded Iga Swiatek to earn a Round of 16 win in straight sets (7-6, 6-3) at the National Bank Open.
After dropping the opening set, sixth-seeded Madison Keys rallied to take down 11th-seeded Karolina Muchova (4-6, 6-3, 7-5) to advance to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open.
Fourth-seeded Ben Shelton of the United States rallied in the third set to beat 13th-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (1) on Sunday night in the National Bank Open.
Andrey Rublev advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Bank Open after opponent Alejandro Davidovich Fokina retired in the third set at a score of 6-7, 7-6, 3-0.
Japan’s Naomi Osaka was nearly perfect in her match against Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova, earning a Round of 16 win in straight sets (6-1, 6-0) to move on at the National Bank Open.
Brad Fay, Eugenie Bouchard and Vasek Pospisil discuss Canadian Victoria Mboko and her run at the National Bank Open before previewing her next match against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the quarterfinals.
Alex de Minaur needed three sets to take on his fellow top-10 seed Frances Tiafoe, pushing through 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to book a spot in the quarter-finals at the National Bank Open.
Canadian Victoria Mboko joins Danielle Michaud to discuss the newfound attention during her run at the National Bank Open, her win against Coco Gauff, and more.
Australia’s Alex de Minaur pushed past American Frances Tiafoe 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 to advance to the men’s singles quarterfinals at the National Bank Open on Sunday.
Canada has assembled a strong group in pursuit of its second Davis Cup title.
Alexander Zverev struggled early but managed to pull out the first set win before Francisco Cerundolo had to retire due to an injury early in the second set as Zverev advances to the National Bank Open quarterfinals.
