Wawrinka beats Tiafoe in straight sets to reach last 16 at Cincinnati Masters

Swiss wild card Stan Wawrinka advanced to the last 16 of the Western & Southern Open by beating American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-4 at the Linder Tennis Family Center on Thursday night.

Wawrinka, ranked No 51, will face Australian qualifier Max Purcell next.

The 38-year-old Swiss has been a bear for the host nation so far this week. Prior to defeating Tiafoe he took out American wild card Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3 in the previous round.

During the first round of the Cincy Open, Tiafoe — ranked No 10 — edged out Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-4.

Cincinnati Masters, other second-round results:

• Alexei Popyrin vs. Nicolas Jarry
• Novak Djokovic (2) beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 6-4, 0-0 ret.
• Mackenzie McDonald (WC) beat Holger Rune (6): 6-4, 2-0 ret.
• Gael Monfils beat Alex De Minaur: 7-5, 6-4
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (4) beat Ben Shelton: 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2)
• Hubert Hurkacz beat Borna Coric (15): 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
• Max Purcell beat Casper Ruud (5): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
• Taylor Fritz (9) beat Lorenzo Sonego: 6-4, 7-6 (1)
• Dusan Lajovic (Q) beat Jannik Sinner (8): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Lorenzo Musetti: 6-3, 6-2
• Alexander Zverev (16) beat Yoshihito Nishioka: 7-5, 6-4
• Tommy Paul (14) beat Ugo Humbert: 6-1, 7-6 (4)
• Carlos Alcaraz (1) beat Jordan Thompson (Q): 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
• Adrian Mannarino beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (12): 6-4, 6-4
• Emil Ruusuvuori beat Andrey Rublev (7): 7-6 (10), 5-7, 7-6 (3)