Aryna Sabalenka cruised past Wang Xinyu 6-1, 6-3 in 54 minutes on Tuesday to reach the Cincinnati Masters fourth round, extending her consecutive win streak at the 1000 level to 45 matches. Coco Gauff and Mirra Andreeva also advanced with straight-set victories, while Elina Svitolina withdrew before her match with an ankle injury.
Brandon Nakashima delivered the day's biggest upset, saving three match points while trailing 0-40 at 4-5 in the second set before defeating Daniil Medvedev 6-7(3), 7-6(4), 6-1 in two hours and 51 minutes. The win moved Nakashima level with Medvedev at 20 hard-court victories this season, second only to Jakub Mensik's 21.
Taylor Fritz defeated Daniel Merida 6-3, 6-4 to extend his American soil winning streak to seven matches, while Nuno Borges ended a five-match losing streak against Andrey Rublev with a 6-3, 6-4 victory that will push Rublev out of the top 20. Felix Auger-Aliassime and Frances Tiafoe also reached the fourth round.