Fifth seeds Jean-Julien Rojer/Horia Tecau scored an upset on Friday at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, edging third seeds Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in their quarter-final match, 4-6, 6-2, 11-9.

Little separated the two teams all the way through to the Match Tie-break. Rojer/Tecau couldn’t convert on their first match point at 9/8, but made good on their second chance to take the win.

Tecau previously claimed the Cincinnati title in 2012 (w/ Robert Lindstedt). He and Rojer won their first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title as a team this May at the Mutua Madrid Open. Next up for them is the winner of the match between second seeds Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan and Treat Huey/Max Mirnyi.

Sixth seeds Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil recorded the biggest upset of the day by defeating top seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6. The Canadians raced to a 7/2 lead in the Match Tie-break and closed out the contest on their first match point.

Nestor is making an astounding 22^nd consecutive appearance in Cincinnati. He has won this tournament five times, most recently last year with Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Pospisil finished as runner-up in 2014 (w/ Jack Sock).

In second-round action on Friday, the Bryan Brothers didn’t drop serve in defeating the French duo of Lucas Pouille and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 6-2, 7-5. The Americans have won five Western & Southern Open doubles titles together, most recently in 2014. Their second match of the day against Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi will take place later today.

Fourth seed Milos Raonic continued his run of form on Friday at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, not facing a break point in an impressive quarter-final win over eighth seed Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4.

Raonic needed just a single break of serve in each set, breaking Thiem at 3-2 in the opening set and 3-3 in the second set. He remained flawless on his own serve, dropping just eight service points throughout the match.

The Canadian is making his sixth consecutive appearance in Cincinnati and has matched his previous career-best result here from 2014. Raonic is looking for his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. He has reached three finals at this level, most recently in March at the BNP Paribas Open (l. Djokovic).

Next up for Raonic is the winner of the match between top seed Andy Murray and Bernard Tomic. Raonic leads his FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry with Tomic 4-0, including three wins this year. Murray leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head 7-3 and has won their past six matches. Four of those victories have come in 2016, including their most recent battle in the Wimbledon final.

Grigor Dimitrov moved into his third ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final on Friday at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, saving a set point en route to defeating Steve Johnson, 7-6(8), 6-2.

“As soon as I came out to play that second set, I felt a little bit more relaxed and a little bit more confident,” said Dimitrov. “I was looking more for his serve and waiting in a different spot, so that helped a lot.”

Both players traded routine service holds to force a tie-break in the opening set. Dimitrov couldn’t convert on set points at 6/5 and 7/6, but Johnson missed his chance to grab the set at 8/7. The Bulgarian won the final three points to take the tie-break and a commanding lead.

Dimitrov built on that momentum by immediately breaking Johnson to start the second set and once more to take a 4-1 lead. He closed out the match on his serve at the first attempt.

The Bulgarian’s last ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final came at the 2014 Rogers Cup. He has been playing some of his best tennis this summer, having also reached the quarter-finals last month at the Rogers Cup. Dimitrov will move comfortably back inside the Top 30 of the Emirates ATP Rankings on Monday.

Next up for Dimitrov is No. 12 seed Marin Cilic, who advanced when #NextGen star Borna Coric retired due to a knee injury after dropping the first set 6-2. Cilic leads their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry 2-1. Cilic is into an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semi-final for the first time in 71 attempts, overcoming a 0-8 record in quarter-final matches to move into the final four in Cincinnati. This year, he has reached the semi-finals at The Queens Club (l. to Murray) and was runner-up in Marseille (l. to Kyrgios) and Geneva (l. to Wawrinka). 

“I’ve been a little bit up and down with the form in last 18 months, but when I feel that I’m playing great, I know that I’m going to always have a shot against top guys,” said Cilic. “Here is the first time I made it to the semi-finals ever on a Masters 1000 tournament, so it’s obviously big step forward for me.”

Should Cilic win the Cincinnati title, he could jump to 10th in the Emirates ATP Race to London and surge into contention to grab one of six remaining berths to the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Cilic qualified for London in 2014, the year he won the US Open.

After upsetting Top 10 opponents, Borna Coric, Grigor Dimitrov, Steve Johnson and Bernard Tomic highlight the Western & Southern Open quarter-finals on Friday. Not since 2008 have four unseeded players reached the Cincinnati quarter-finals (Ernests Gulbis, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Nicolas Lapentti and Carlos Moya). The tournament is assured an unseeded semi-finalist for the fifth straight year with Dimitrov meeting Johnson at 11 am. 

A year of firsts continued for Johnson when he beat 10th-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Thursday. The doubles bronze medalist won his maiden singles title at Nottingham in June, which he followed at Wimbledon with his first run to the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament. Now making his ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final debut, Johnson will become the No. 1 American in the Emirates ATP Rankings on August 22. He has a chance to break into the Top 20 if he beats Dimitrov.

Also enjoying his best ATP Masters 1000 run is Coric, who meets 12th-seeded countryman Marin Cilic in the second men’s match on Center Court. Three months shy of his 20th birthday when the tournament began on Sunday, Coric is the youngest quarter-finalist at Cincinnati since Andy Murray in 2006 and at any ATP Masters 1000 event since Novak Djokovic at Madrid in October 2006. By beating Cilic, Coric would become the youngest semi-finalist at Cincinnati since Boris Becker in 1987 and the youngest at any ATP Masters 1000 event since Murray at 2006 Toronto.

Through to the third ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final of his career, Tomic concludes play on Center Court against the top-seeded Murray. For the Aussie to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final, he must overcome an 0-16 record against Top 4 players and an 0-4 mark versus Murray (0-10 in sets). Buoyed by his second Wimbledon title and Olympic gold medal, Murray is on a career-long 20-match winning streak and 31-1 since falling to Djokovic in the ATP Masters 1000 Madrid final.

The only quarter-final pitting two seeded players will take place on Grandstand between World No. 6 Milos Raonic and World No. 9 Dominic Thiem. With rain affecting the first five days of the Western & Southern Open, Thiem received a rare reprieve from the weather when Gael Monfils withdrew due to a back injury. That gave Thiem a third-round walkover on Thursday, while the Wimbledon finalist Raonic needed three sets to defeat 102nd-ranked qualifier Yuichi Sugita.

FOUR UNSEEDED PLAYERS IN CINCINNATI QUARTER-FINALS
Unseeded Player Ranking Top 10 Win in 3rd Round Best ATP Masters 1000 Finish
Bernard Tomic (AUS) 21 d. No. 7 Nishikori 76(1) 76(5) 2015 Indian Wells, 2015 Shanghai and 2016 Cincinnati Quarter-finalist
Steve Johnson (USA) 23 d. No. 10 Tsonga 63 76(6) 2016 Cincinnati Quarter-finalist
Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 34 d. No. 4 Wawrinka 64 64 2014 Rome and Toronto Semi-finalist
Borna Coric (CRO) 49 d. No. 5 Nadal 61 63 2016 Cincinnati Quarter-finalist

FEDEX ATP HEAD 2 HEADS – Singles Quarter-finals

Steve Johnson (USA) vs Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) Johnson Leads 2-1
15 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R64 Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(8) 6-2 7-6(2)
15 Washington (U.S.A.) Hard R16 Steve Johnson 6-3 1-6 6-3
16 Wimbledon (Great Britain) Grass R32 Steve Johnson 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 6-4 6-2

Johnson 2016 FastFacts
W: Nottingham (d. Cuevas); SF: Washington (l. to Karlovic); QF (3): London/Queen’s Club (l. to Cilic); Newport (l. to Young); Rio Olympics (l. to Murray)
YTD W-L: 26-20 (14-11 on hard)
YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1
Date of Birth: December 24, 1989
Emirates ATP Ranking: 23
Cincinnati W-L (Best Result): 5-1 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: First-time ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finalist is 20-6 after starting season 6-14. Improved to 2-15 vs. Top 10 opponents by beating No. 10 Tsonga in 3R and will become No. 1 American for 1st time on Monday
• Rio Olympics doubles bronze medalist w/Sock (d. Nestor/Pospisil) and singles quarter-finalist (l. to Murray 76 in 3rd)
• Captured 1st ATP titles in singles at Nottingham (d. Cuevas) and doubles at Geneva w/Querrey (d. Klaasen/Ram)
• Reached Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at Wimbledon (d. Dimitrov, l. to No. 3 Federer)
• Achieved career-high No. 21 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 25
• Beat Isner 76(7) 76(15) to reach Washington SF (l. to Karlovic)
• Snapped 0-13 start to career vs. Top 10 players at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 10 Gasquet in 1R, l. to Cilic in QF)
• Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd straight season (d. Bedene and Bellucci, l. to No. 8 Ferrer)
• Saved 1 MP to defeat Millman in Delray Beach 1R before squandering 75 40 lead vs. Becker in 2R
• Reached Memphis doubles final w/Querrey (l. to Fyrstenberg/S. Gonzalez)

Dimitrov 2016 FastFacts
F (2): Sydney (l. to Troicki); Istanbul (l. to Schwartzman); SF: Delray Beach (l. to Ram); QF (3): Brisbane (l. to Federer); Acapulco (l. to Thiem); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to Nishikori)
YTD W-L: 26-18 (20-10 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4
Date of Birth: May 16, 1991
Emirates ATP Ranking: 34
Cincinnati W-L (Best Result): 8-4 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Seeking 3rd ATP Masters 1000 SF appearance (also 2014 Rome and 2014 Toronto) 
• Held 1 MP in Sydney final (l. to Troicki 76 in 3rd) and led 76 52 in Istanbul final (l. to Schwarzman 60 in 3rd)
• Advanced to SF at Delray Beach (l. to Ram) and QFs at Brisbane (l. to No. 3 Federer in 3 sets), Acapulco (l. to Thiem) and ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to No. 6 Nishikori in 3 sets)
• Snapped 7-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents by beating No. 2 Murray in Miami 3R (l. to Monfils in 4R)
• Reached 3R at Australian Open (l. to No. 3 Federer in 4 sets) and Wimbledon (d. Simon, l. to Johnson in 4R)
• Suffered 6-match losing streak overall from May 1 to June 27
• Fell to No. 40 in Emirates ATP Rankings on July 18 – lowest ranking since No. 41 on February 11, 2013

[12] Marin Cilic (CRO) vs Borna Coric (CRO) Cilic Leads 1-0
15 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (China) Hard R32 Marin Cilic 6-1 6-2

Cilic 2016 FastFacts
F (2): Marseille (l. to Kyrgios); Geneva (l. to Wawrinka); SF: London/Queen’s Club (l. to Murray); QF (4): Brisbane (l. to Thiem); Rotterdam (l. to Kohlschreiber); ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Goffin); Wimbledon (l. to Federer)
YTD W-L: 29-17 (18-11 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 14
Date of Birth: September 28, 1988
Emirates ATP Ranking: 14
Cincinnati W-L (Best Result): 10-7 (2012, 2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Seeking 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF in 71st appearance at this level (0-8 in QFs)
• Advanced to 3rd straight Wimbledon QF, falling to No. 3 Federer after leading by 2 sets and holding 3 MPs
• Reached finals at Marseille (l. to Kyrgios) and Geneva (d. Ferrer, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka)
• Also reached London/Queen’s Club SF (l. to No. 2 Murray in 3 sets) and Rio Olympics 3R (l. to Monfils in 3 sets)
• Fell to 0-8 lifetime in ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Indian Wells (l. to Goffin)
• Snapped 11-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents with win over No. 10 Gasquet in Indian Wells 4R
• Helped Croatia reach Davis Cup SF with 3-2 wins over Belgium (d. Coppejans, l. to Goffin) and USA (l. to Sock after leading by 2 sets, w/Dodig d. Bryan/Bryan, d. Isner)
• Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome due to knee injury

Coric 2016 FastFacts
F (2): Chennai (l. to Wawrinka); Marrakech (l. to Delbonis); QF: Estoril (l. to Kyrgios)
YTD W-L: 22-21 (14-12 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 0
Date of Birth: November 14, 1996
Emirates ATP Ranking: 49
Cincinnati W-L (Best Result): 4-1 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: First-time ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finalist snapped 10-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents by beating No. 5 Nadal in 3R. Bidding to become youngest Cincinnati semi-finalist in 29 years
• Began season by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final at Chennai (d. Bautista Agut 76 in 3rd, l. to No. 4 Wawrinka)
• Became 1st teen to play in an ATP final since countryman Cilic at 2008 New Haven (d. Fish)
• Beat Mathieu and Vesely to reach 2nd ATP World Tour final at Marrakech (l. to Delbonis)
• Advanced to Roland Garros 3R for 2nd straight year (d. Fritz and Tomic, l. to Bautista Agut) 
• Reached ATP Masters 1000 3R for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. Pouille and Bellucci, l. to No. 7 Berdych)
• Clinched Croatia’s 3-2 Davis Cup wins over Belgium in 1R (d. Coppejans) and USA in QF (d. Sock)

[1] Andy Murray (GBR) vs Bernard Tomic (AUS) Murray Leads 4-0
12 Brisbane (Australia) Hard SF Andy Murray 6-3 6-2
13 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R64 Andy Murray 6-3 6-1
15 Davis Cup SF (Great Britain) Hard RR Andy Murray 7-5 6-3 6-2
16 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R16 Andy Murray 6-4 6-4 7-6(4)

Murray 2016 FastFacts
W (4): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d. Djokovic); London/Queen’s Club (d. Raonic); Wimbledon (d. Raonic); Rio Olympics (d. del Potro); F (3): Australian Open (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Djokovic); Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic); SF: ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l. to Nadal)
YTD W-L: 48-6 (18-3 on hard)
YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 39
Date of Birth: May 15, 1987
Emirates ATP Ranking: 2 (Career-High)
Cincinnati W-L (Best Result): 29-9 (2008, 2011 Champion)

• Tournament Note: Became 5th active player to reach 600 wins by beating Anderson in 3R. Enjoying a career-long 20-match win streak and owns a 31-1 record since falling to No. 1 Djokovic in ATP Masters 1000 final
• Captured 3rd Grand Slam title at Wimbledon (d. Tsonga in 5 sets, No. 9 Berdych and No. 7 Raonic)
• Became 1st British finalist at Roland Garros and 10th man to reach all 4 major finals in Open Era (l. to No. 1 Djokovic)
• Fell to 0-5 in Australian Open finals with 4th championship match loss to No. 1 Djokovic
• With J. Murray, became 1st brothers in Open Era to reach singles and doubles finals at same major (Australian Open)
• Successfully defended singles gold medal at Rio Olympics (d. del Potro 75 in 4th after 4h2m)
• Celebrated 29th birthday by beating No. 1 Djokovic for 12th ATP Masters 1000 title at Rome
• Beat No. 8 Berdych and No. 5 Nadal en route to ATP Masters 1000 Madrid final (l. to No. 1 Djokovic)
• Rallied from 76 30 down to defeat No. 9 Raonic and become 1st 5-time London/Queen’s Club champion (est. 1890)
• Extended Davis Cup win streak to 14 matches with 3 victories to lead Great Britain past Japan 3-1 in 1R

Tomic 2016 FastFacts
F: Acapulco (l. to Thiem); SF (2): Brisbane (l. to Raonic); London/Queen’s Club (l. to Raonic); QF (3): Sydney (l. to Gabashvili); Quito (l. to Lorenzi); ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Mahut)
YTD W-L: 28-19 (18-9 on hard)
YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3
Date of Birth: October 21, 1992
Emirates ATP Ranking: 21
Cincinnati W-L (Best Result): 6-3 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Seeking 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF after losing in 2015 Indian Wells and Shanghai QFs
• Appeared in 5th career final at Acapulco – 1st at an ATP World Tour 500 event (l. to Thiem in 3 sets)
• Achieved career-high of No. 17 in Emirates ATP Rankings on January 11
• Advanced to SFs at Brisbane (d. No. 8 Nishikori, l. to Raonic) and London/Queen’s Club (l. to No. 9 Raonic)
• Reached 4R at Aus. Open (l. to No. 2 Murray) and Wimbledon (d. Verdasco in 5 sets of 1R, l. to Pouille 10-8 in 5th)
• Suffered 5-match losing streak from March to May before reaching Roland Garros 2R (d. Baker, l. to Coric) 
• Retired in Sydney QF vs. Gabashvili (fatigue), Indian Wells 3R vs. Raonic (right wrist) and Rome 1R vs. Paire (flu)
• Withdrew from ATP Masters 1000 events at Miami and Monte-Carlo due to right wrist injury

GRANDSTAND

[4] Milos Raonic (CAN) vs [8] Dominic Thiem (AUT) First Meeting

Raonic 2016 FastFacts
W: Brisbane (d. Federer); F (3): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. to Djokovic); London/Queen’s Club (l. to Murray); Wimbledon (l. to Murray); SF: Australian Open (l. to Murray); QF (4): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. to Kyrgios); ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Murray); ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Djokovic); ATP Masters 1000 Toronto (l. to Monfils)
YTD W-L: 41-10 (21-4 on hard)
YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 8
Date of Birth: December 27, 1990
Emirates ATP Ranking: 6
Cincinnati W-L (Best Result): 10-4 (2014 Semi-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Reached QF or better in 10 of 12 tournaments in 2016, including 6 of 7 ATP Masters 1000 events
• Became 1st Canadian man and 2nd Canadian overall to reach major singles final at Wimbledon (l. to No. 2 Murray)
• En route to Wimbledon final, earned 1st win from 2 sets down to beat Goffin, then defeated No. 3 Federer in 5 sets
• Also fell to No. 2 Murray in London/Queen’s Club final after leading 76 30
• Won 1st 9 matches of season, highlighted by 8th career title at Brisbane (d. No. 3 Federer)
• Upset No. 4 Wawrinka in 5 sets en route to Australian Open SF (l. to No. 2 Murray in 5 sets)
• Played in 3rd ATP Masters 1000 final at Indian Wells (d. No. 7 Berdych, Monfils and Goffin; l. to No. 1 Djokovic)
• Reached ATP Masters 1000 QFs at Miami (l. to Kyrgios), Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 2 Murray), Madrid (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and Toronto (l. to Monfils)
• Advanced to Roland Garros 4R (l. to Ramos-Viñolas)
• Withdrew from Delray Beach, Acapulco and Davis Cup 1R due to muscular tear sustained in Australian Open SF

Thiem 2016 FastFacts
W (4): Buenos Aires (d. Almagro); Acapulco (d. Tomic); Nice (d. A. Zverev); Stuttgart (d. Kohlschreiber); F: Munich (l. to Kohlschreiber); SF (4): Brisbane (l. to Federer); Rio de Janeiro (l. to Pella); Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic); Halle (l. to F. Mayer); QF: ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Nishikori)
YTD W-L: 49-15 (17-6 on hard)
YTD Titles: 4 / Career Titles: 7
Date of Birth: September 3, 1993
Emirates ATP Ranking: 9
Cincinnati W-L (Best Result): 1-2 (2016 Quarter-finalist)

• Tournament Note: Bidding for 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF after 1R bye, 2R win over Millman and 3R walkover
• Won titles at Buenos Aires (d. Almagro), Acapulco (d. Tomic), Nice (d. A. Zverev) and Stuttgart (d. Kohlschreiber)
• Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF and SF at Roland Garros (d. Goffin, l. to No. 1 Djokovic)
• Broke into Top 10 and rose to career-high No. 7 in Emirates ATP Rankings on June 6
• Youngest player in Top 10 since Raonic (Aug. 12, 2013), 3rd Austrian overall and 1st since J. Melzer (May 30, 2011)
• Saved 1 MP in Buenos Aires 2R (d. Elias) and SF (d. No. 5 Nadal), as well as 2 MPs in Stuttgart SF (d. No. 3 Federer)
• Runner-up at Munich (l. to Kohlschreiber 76 in 3rd) – only loss in 20 deciding sets this season
• Defeated No. 2 Federer at Rome for biggest win of career by ranking and to reach 2nd ATP Masters 1000 QF
• Reached 1st ATP doubles final at Kitzbühel w/Novak (l. to Koolhof/Middelkoop 11-9 in Match TB after holding 1 MP)
• Earned 1st 3 Davis Cup victories of career to lead Austria to 4-1 win over Portugal in Group I 1R
• Withdrew from Hamburg (illness) and Los Cabos (hip). Retired in Sydney 2R (blisters) and Toronto 2R (hip)