The 25-year-old American, with his latest victory, moved level with Medvedev for the second-most hard-court wins on Tour this season with 20. Only Jakub Mensik, with 21, has more.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Trailing 0\/40 at 4-5 while serving in the second set, Nakashima appeared on the brink of seeing his run at the ATP Masters 1000 event come to an end. Instead, the in-form American responded with composed ballstriking and a fearless attitude, turning the momentum against former Cincinnati champion Medvedev before completing a two-hour, 51-minute victory, ATP reports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He will next face Nuno Borges, who ended a five-match ATP Head2Head losing streak against Andrey Rublev with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over the 13th seed to reach the fourth round of a Masters 1000 for the sixth time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In another action, Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Juan Manuel Cerundolo 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the fourth round at the ATP Masters 1000 event. He has now reached at least the fourth round in Cincinnati five times in the past six years. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
He will be next meeting with the 2024 finalist Frances Tiafoe, who outlasted fellow American and good friend Learner Tien 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in a two-hour, nine-minute battle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In another action, Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Juan Manuel Cerundolo 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the fourth round at the ATP Masters 1000 event. He has now reached at least the fourth round in Cincinnati five times in the past six years. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
He will next meet Australian qualifier Christopher O\u2019Connell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n