Alcaraz reaches Cincinnati last 16 with 50th win of the season, gets rematch with Paul
Carlos Alcaraz won against Jordan Thompson 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday night. He’ll play the winner of the match between Frenchman Ugo Humbert and American Tommy Paul, the No 14 seed, in the next round
Carlos Alcaraz, Toronto 2023 – © Icon SMI / Panoramic
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, reached the last 16 of the Cincinnati Masters by defeating Australian qualifier Jordan Thompson 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 at the Linder Tennis Family Center on Wednesday.
Alcaraz is the fourth player since 2000 to achieve consecutive 50-win seasons before turning 21, after Lleyton Hewitt (2000-01), Andy Roddick (2002-03) and Rafael Nadal (2005-06).
Alcaraz, ranked No 1, will play the winner of the match between Frenchman Ugo Humbert and American Tommy Paul, the No 14 seed, next.
Late night dub 🌙 #CincyTennis | @carlosalcaraz pic.twitter.com/wYqSDVUtTe
— Western & Southern Open (@CincyTennis) August 16, 2023
In the previous round of the Cincy Open, Thompson, ranked No 55, won against American wildcard John Isner (7-6 (5), 7-6 (2)).
Cincinnati Masters, other second-round results (Linder Tennis Family Center, hard, USD 6.600.000, most recent results first):
- Frances Tiafoe vs. Stan Wawrinka
- Alexei Popyrin vs. Nicolas Jarry
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Novak Djokovic
- Holger Rune vs. Mackenzie McDonald
- Gael Monfils vs. Alex De Minaur
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Borna Coric
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Ben Shelton
- Lorenzo Sonego vs. Taylor Fritz
- Jannik Sinner vs. Dusan Lajovic
- Max Purcell vs. Casper Ruud
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Alexander Zverev vs. Yoshihito Nishioka
- Ugo Humbert vs. Tommy Paul
- Adrian Mannarino beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (12): 6-4, 6-4
- Emil Ruusuvuori beat Andrey Rublev (7): 7-6 (10), 5-7, 7-6 (3)
