The German held two match points at 6\/4 in the second-set tie-break. Atmane erased the first with an ace out wide, and Zverev committed a double fault on the second one to level the tie-break at 6\/6. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 29-year-old, however, steadied himself, reeling off the next two points to seal a straight-sets victory in two hours and nine minutes, ATP reports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, the 19-year-old Rafael Jodar defeated Alejandro Tabilo 6-2, 6-1 and the fourth round at the ATP Masters 1000 event, continuing his spectacular 2026 season. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
With his 75-minute victory, Jodar joined Carlos Alcaraz and Ben Shelton as the only teenagers to reach the Round of 16 in Cincinnati this decade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Spaniard will next meet World No. 10 Flavio Cobolli, who earlier found a late surge to overcome Alexander Blockx 7-5, 4-6, 7-5. The 24-year-old Italian won four consecutive games from 3-5 down in the final set to reach the fourth round at a Masters 1000 event for the fourth time in his career.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In other action, Arthur Fils survived a major test from Jiri Lehecka to upset the ninth seed 6-1, 6-7(7), 6-3. Fils held a match point at 7\/6 in the second-set tie-break before Lehecka fended it off to force a third set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Frenchman eventually overcame the wobble to seal the win in two hours and one minute. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
In other action, Arthur Fils survived a major test from Jiri Lehecka to upset the ninth seed 6-1, 6-7(7), 6-3. Fils held a match point at 7\/6 in the second-set tie-break before Lehecka fended it off to force a third set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But De Minaur held his nerve and stormed through a watertight tie-break to seal a straight-sets triumph, ATP reports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n