Alcaraz Battles Through, Shelton Advances in Cincinnati
HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO, AUG 10 – Alcaraz overcame a knee issue and a second-set slump to extend his Masters 1000 winning streak to 12 matches, securing a third-round spot at Cincinnati Open.
- On Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz fought through a second-set slump to beat Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 2-5, 6-3 at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open, firing his seventh ace to reach the third round.
- Amid knee tightness, Carlos Alcaraz, second seed, pulled up short early in the third game of the second set after losing to Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon final.
- Nearing the decider, Alcaraz raced through the first set in just 28 minutes and regained his intensity to cut errors in the third.
- Following the win, Alcaraz claimed his 12th consecutive Masters 1000 match win, next facing Serb Hamad Medjedovic.
- His run keeps Alcaraz 1,500 points ahead of Sinner in the ATP Live Race To Turin, as he chases an eighth Masters 1000 title.
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Alcaraz battles through, Shelton advances in Cincinnati
Carlos Alcaraz had to fight his way out of a second-set slump to escape with a 6-1, 2-5, 6-3 victory over Damir Dzumhur in his opening match at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open.
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Carlos Alcaraz returned this Sunday to the competition winning in three sets, by 6-1 and 2-6 and 6-3 in an hour and 41 minutes, to the Bosnian Damir Dzumhur (n.56) in the second round of Cincinnati's ATP 1,000, his first match since he lost the Wimbledon final on 13 July against Italian Jannik Sinner, number one in the world.
The Spaniard defeated Damir Džumhur in three sets and is already in the third round of the US tournament
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