His opponent leaves the field in tears due to an injury: now Monfils is there for him
The return to the field in the United States, two years after the final of the US Open lost against Medvedev, lasts very little for Novak Djokovic. The Serbian plays only one set against Davidovich Fokina, who was forced to retire due to lower back problems. After 42 minutes and the 6-4 obtained by Nole in the first set, the Spaniard leaves the field almost in tears and is applauded by both Djokovic and the Cincinnati crowd. “Djoker”, back on the field after the Wimbledon final lost against Alcaraz, won here in 2018 obtaining the Career Golden Masters (it was the last 1000 he needed). Nole also repeated in 2020, but the tournament was exceptionally played in New York in the midst of the pandemic.
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In the round of 16 Djokovic will face Monfils, who took advantage (as Lajovic did with Sinner) of the efforts of De Minaur, a finalist in Toronto. The surprises of the day are two: the first concerns Holger Rune, eliminated by the American Mackenzie McDonald. The Dane retires on a score of 4-6 0-2 after accusing some physical problems. This is a preventive withdrawal in view of the US Open. Casper Ruud also loses, beaten in 3 sets by the Australian Purcell. Another seed eliminated is the American number two Frances Tiafoe, who in the Main Event of the day loses 6-3 6-4 against a wonderful Stan Wawrinka. Today, starting from 17 Italian time, we start again with the round of 16. All of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 can be seen on Sky Sports channels.
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