US EditionAlcaraz Battles as Shelton, Zverev Race Into Cincinnati Third Round
HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO, AUG 10 – Carlos Alcaraz won his opening match in one hour and 41 minutes, extending his Masters 1000 winning streak to 12 consecutive matches, the longest of his career.
- On Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in one hour and 41 minutes at the Cincinnati Open.
- Playing his first match since defeat to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final, Alcaraz returned to hardcourts for his Cincinnati Masters 1000 debut.
- Alcaraz took 41 of 50 first serves in play and didn't face a break point, winning eight of the last 12 points in 71 minutes.
- He will face Tallon Griekspoor or Hamad Medjedovic next after winning eight of the last 12 points.
- Extending to his 12th consecutive Masters 1000 win, Alcaraz marks his 20th straight win against an unseeded ATP opponent.
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In Wimbledon he beat Fognini in the first round with difficulty, in Cincinnati he risked big with Dzumhur.
In the second round of the US Masters 1000, the Spaniard needed three sets to defeat Bosnia's Damir Dzumhur.
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Alcaraz battles as Shelton, Zverev race into Cincinnati third round
Carlos Alcaraz fought through a second-set slump to post a "rollercoaster" 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 victory over Damir Dzumhur in his opening match Sunday at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open.
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