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ATP Cincinnati Masters: James Ward claims notable victory over Garcia-Lopez

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Highlights of James Ward's win over Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to reach the second round of the Cincinnati Masters

Great Britain's James Ward posted his first ever win at a Masters series event to reach the second round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.

The British number two beat two top-100 players in qualifying and defeated a third in Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in round one.

Ward, who will next play either Julien Benneteau, recovered from losing the second set to triumph 6-2 3-6 6-1 against the world number 32.

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Ward has had a good run on the North American hard courts at second-tier Challenger level and carried that form into Tuesday's match.

Garcia-Lopez, in contrast, was on a four-match losing run and his lack of confidence showed in a lacklustre opening set.

Ward then missed eight break points in the first game of the second and was made to pay as Garcia-Lopez levelled the match.

But the British player responded superbly with a super solid deciding set, winning the first five games and clinching victory on his first match point.

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Ward is only 11 places adrift of his highest ever ranking of 137 and has already guaranteed himself US dollars 21,945 in prize money.

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