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Australian qualifier Max Purcell has eradicated world No.7 Casper Ruud within the second spherical at an ATP Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, USA, 16 August 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Max Purcell has recorded the largest win of his profession to maneuver into the third spherical of the boys’s singles draw at Cincinnati.
The 25-year-old Australian qualifier scored a 6-4 3-6 6-4 victory in opposition to fifth-seeded Norwegian Casper Ruud in second-round motion on the ATP Masters 1000 event.
That is the primary top-10 singles victory of Purcell’s profession.
It continues a formidable run for world No.70 Purcell, who has received seven of his eight matches up to now fortnight.
Purcell has certified for 2 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments throughout this era, in addition to posted two top-20 victories.
He joins unique firm along with his newest effort in opposition to world No.7 Ruud, who was a US Open finalist final yr.
Purcell is the primary Australian participant ranked outdoors the highest 50 to beat a top-10 participant at Cincinnati in 14 years – and solely the third to realize the feat up to now 50 years.
He proved calm underneath stress in opposition to Ruud, saving six of seven break factors.
A steely Purcell has now saved 24 of the 29 break factors he has confronted throughout 4 matches up to now in Cincinnati this week.
> READ: Purcell named in Australian Davis Cup crew for 2023 finals
Now by to the third spherical at an ATP Masters 1000 event for the primary time, Purcell’s subsequent opponent might be both Tenth-seeded American Frances Tiafoe or three-time main champion Stan Wawrinka.
Purcell remains to be alive within the males’s doubles competitors too, advancing to the second spherical alongside Andrey Rublev.
They scored a 7-6(10) 7-5 victory in opposition to world No.22 Harri Heliovaara and world No.23 Lloyd Glasspool.
In girls’s doubles motion, Ellen Perez and American companion Nicole Melichar-Martinez booked their spot within the quarterfinals with a snug 6-3 6-4 win in opposition to Czech Tereza Mihalikova and China’s Xu Yifan.
Aussies in motion – Cincinnati
RESULTS
Males’s singles, second spherical
[Q] Max Purcell (AUS) d [5] Casper Ruud (NOR) 6-4 3-6 6-4
Gael Monfils (FRA) d Alex de Minaur (AUS) 7-5 6-4
Males’s doubles, first spherical
Max Purcell (AUS)/Andrey Rublev d Lloyd Glasspool (GBR)/Harri Heliovaara (FIN) 7-6(10) 7-5
Ladies’s doubles, second spherical
[3] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) d Tereza Mihalikova (CZE)/Xu Yifan (CHN) 6-3 6-4
COMING UP
Males’s singles, third spherical
[Q] Max Purcell (AUS) v TBC
[LL] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) v Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN)
Males’s doubles, first spherical
Rinky Hijikata (AUS)/Jason Kubler (AUS) v Hubert Hurkacz (POL)/Mate Pavic (CRO) 6-5 to complete
Males’s doubles, second spherical
[4] Matt Ebden (AUS)/Rohan Bopanna (IND) v [WC] Christopher Eubanks (USA)/Ben Shelton (USA)
Max Purcell (AUS)/Andrey Rublev v [6] Santiago Gonzalez (MEX)/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA)
John Friends (AUS)/Nikola Mektic (CRO) v [7] Kevin Krawietz (GER)/Tim Puetz (GER)
Ladies’s doubles, second spherical
[2] Storm Hunter (AUS)/Elise Mertens (BEL) v Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU)/Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP)
Ladies’s doubles, quarterfinals
[3] Ellen Perez (AUS)/Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) v TBC
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