Cincinnati Masters: Mannarino into last eight after McDonald retirement

Frenchman Adrian Mannarino reached the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters when American wildcard Mackenzie McDonald retired on Thursday evening at the Linder Tennis Family Center.

Mannarino, ranked No 32, led 6-4, 3-0 when McDonald, ranked No 43, pulled out on Thursday evening at the Linder Tennis Family Center.

The 35-year-old Frenchman will face German Alexander Zverev, the No 16 seed, next.

Adrian Mannarino defeated Richard Gasquet (6-4, 6-3) and Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No 12 seed (6-4, 6-4) ahead of his victory.

In the previous rounds of the Cincy Open, the American won against German Yannick Hanfmann (7-5, 6-1) and Dane Holger Rune, the No 6 seed (6-4, 2-0 ret.).

Cincinnati Masters, other last 16 results (Linder Tennis Family Center, hard, USD 6.600.000, most recent results first):

• Gael Monfils vs. Novak Djokovic
• Dusan Lajovic vs. Taylor Fritz
• Stan Wawrinka vs. Max Purcell
• Carlos Alcaraz vs. Tommy Paul
• Hubert Hurkacz beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (4): 6-3, 6-4
• Alexander Zverev beat Daniil Medvedev (3): 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
• Alexei Popyrin (LL) beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 6-2, 1-6, 6-3