Overview

• Alexander Zverev defeated Nishesh Basavareddy 6-3, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.
• His match versus Brandon Nakashima was suspended by a thunderstorm at 6-4, 5-4 with Zverev serving and will resume on Wednesday.
• A victory over Nakashima would set up an immediate rematch with Karen Khachanov, who edged Zverev in last week’s Toronto semifinal after he held match point.
• As the final hard-court Masters event before the US Open, Cincinnati offers $9.2 million in prize money and serves as a key tune-up for seeded players.
• German teenager Ella Seidel continued her breakthrough form by upsetting No. 8 seed Emma Navarro to reach the WTA third round.