The week of his life: Tirante topples Mensik to reach a first Masters quarter-final

Thiago Agustin Tirante is living a dream in Cincinnati, and it shows no sign of ending. The 25-year-old Argentine, ranked No 50, dug his way past No 14 seed Jakub Mensik 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday evening to reach the first Masters 1000 quarter-final of his career – the latest chapter in a fortnight that has turned a journeyman’s summer into a breakthrough. It did not start smoothly.

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