Fils wastes a match point but battles past Lehecka for his first Cincinnati last 16

Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 21 seed, wasted a match point in a second-set tie-break but recovered to beat Czech Jiri Lehecka, the No 9 seed, 6-1, 6-7 (7), 6-3 and reach the last 16 of the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday night. Fils will next face Australian Alex de Minaur, the No 5 seed, for a place in the quarterfinals. It is Fils’s fifth Masters 1000 last-16 of the season and his…

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