Woes for top ten ATP players as four go out in the space of 24 hours at Cincinnati Open

Top ATP players continue to struggle in the ongoing Cincinnati Open (Western & Southern Open).

Denmark’s Holger Rune because the latest big-name player to go out of the tournament after retiring during his round-of-32 clash against Mackenzie McDonald.

The American tennis star won the first set with a score of 6-4 and was leading the second (4-2) when the game was called off during Rune’s injury.

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The 20-year-old is the fourth player in the ATP top-10 rankings to go out of the competition.

Russia’s Andrey Rublev lost to Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori in the second-round fixture with a score of 7-6, 5-7, 7-6.

Italy’s highly-rated Jannik Sinner also lost to Croatia’s Dusan Lajovic in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 7-6.

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Last year’s US Open finalist Norway’s Casper Ruud suffered a defeat against Australia’s Max Purcell with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.

These results will be devastating ones for all the big-name players, especially ahead of the US Open as each of them would’ve wanted a longer run in order to get prepared for the mega-event.

The fourth and final Grand Slam of the year is set to begin in less than 15 days’ time where players from all over the world will showcase their talent.

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