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Only two of the eight scheduled third-round matches went according to form, on a day when, in theory, the 16 seeds should meet.

Two qualifiers, a lucky loser, and dangerous unseededs Hubert Hurkacz, Stan Wawrinka and Gaël Monfils are among those who made the final 16.

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Western & Southern Open
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Category: ATP 1000 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Aug. 14 – 20, 2023
Prize money: $7,665,215
Draws: S56 – D28

Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023
Final results

Singles, third round

[9] Taylor Fritz (USA) def. [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 50 retd
Adrian Mannarino (FRA) def [WC] Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 64 30 retd

[16] Alexander Zverev (GER) def [3] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 64 57 64
Hubert Hurkacz (POL) def [4] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 63 64

[1] Carlos Alcaraz (USA) def. [14] Tommy Paul (USA) 76 (6) 67 (0) 63
[2] Novak Djokovic (SRB) def [PR] Gael Monfils (FRA) 63 62

[LL] Alexei Popyrin (AUS) def Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) 62 16 63
[Q] Max Purcell (AUS) def [WC] Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 64 62

Doubles, second round

Jamie Murray (GBR) / Michael Venus (NZL) def [1] Wesley Koolhof (NED) / Neal Skupski (GBR) 76 (3) 67 (3) [10-1]
[WC] Christopher Eubanks / Ben Shelton (USA) def [4] Rohan Bopanna (IND) / Matthew Ebden (AUS) 76 (4) 26 [10-7]
Nikola Mektic (CRO) / John Peers (AUS) def [7] Kevin Krawietz / Tim Puetz (GER) 75 26 [13-11]

[6] Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) / Edouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) def. Max Purcell (AUS) / Andrey Rublev (RUS) 46 63 [10-7]

[WC] Lorenzo Musetti / Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) def Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 64 76 (5)
Marcelo Melo (BRA) / Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Hubert Hurkacz (POL) / Mate Pavic (CRO) 63 75

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