Flavio Cobolli Advanced to the Third Round of the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati, Ohio, After Defeating Miomir Kecmanovic 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in Two

The Italian's match was interrupted by a one-and-a-half-hour rain delay at the start of the second set. Cobolli, from Rome, will next face Belgian Alexander Blockx, the No. 28 seed. Matteo Arnaldi's run ended in the second round.

The Italian lost to young Spaniard Martin Landaluce 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in two hours and 36 minutes. That match was also affected by a one-and-a-half-hour rain stoppage. Mattia Bellucci was eliminated as well, falling to Czech Jakub Mensik in three sets: 5-7, 6-2, 6-7. Luciano Darderi also exited early at the Cincinnati Masters 1000. The Italian, ranked No. 20 in the ATP rankings, was beaten in straight sets by Australian Rinky Hijikata (No. 95) with a score of 6-4, 6-2.