CINCINNATI — Carlos Alcaraz repeatedly smashed his racket on the courtroom in a uncommon present of frustration on Friday, and the four-time Grand Slam winner fell to Gael Monfils 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 on the Cincinnati Open.
In a match that was suspended by rain on Thursday night time with the gamers in a second-set tiebreaker, the 37-year-old Monfils superior by taking the final two units from the second-seeded Alcaraz, who referred to as the loss his “worst match.”
“I felt prefer it was the worst match that I’ve ever performed in my profession,” Alcaraz mentioned. “I have been practising rather well. I used to be feeling nice. However I could not play. I need to overlook it and attempt to transfer on to New York.”
Trailing 3-1 within the tiebreaker when the match was halted, Alcaraz hoped for a reset when play resumed Friday. However the No. 3 participant within the ATP rankings wasn’t in a position to management his feelings.
“It by no means occurred earlier than as a result of I might management these emotions,” Alcaraz mentioned. “At this time, I could not. I used to be feeling that I used to be not taking part in any form of tennis. It was actually irritating for me. Sooner or later, I did not need to be on the courtroom anymore.”
Alcaraz was taking part in his first match since incomes a silver medal on the Paris Olympics after shedding to Novak Djokovic, who additionally beat him final 12 months within the Cincinnati closing.
Monfils was again on the courtroom Friday afternoon in opposition to No. 15 seed Holger Rune, seeking to grow to be the oldest males’s quarterfinalist in Cincinnati within the skilled period.
The US Open begins in New York on Aug. 26.
In girls’s motion, top-ranked Iga Swiatek superior to the quarterfinals with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 win over Marta Kostyuk.
Swiatek bounced again with a extra full efficiency after shedding a second-set tiebreak on Wednesday earlier than outlasting France’s Varvara Gracheva.
“At this time, I simply saved my depth at a excessive degree on a regular basis,” Swiatek mentioned. “It did not actually matter to me what the rating was, I simply needed to proceed taking part in my recreation. I targeted on myself.”
No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka additionally superior with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Elina Svitolina, however No. 5 Jasmine Paolini, the runner-up on the French Open and Wimbledon, misplaced to Mirra Andreeva 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
The highest males to advance included No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who bought a walkover in opposition to Jordan Thompson on his twenty third birthday, No. 4 Alexander Zverev and No. 6 Andrey Rublev.
CINCINNATI — Carlos Alcaraz repeatedly smashed his racket on the courtroom in a uncommon present of frustration on Friday, and the four-time Grand Slam winner fell to Gael Monfils 4-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 on the Cincinnati Open.
In a match that was suspended by rain on Thursday night time with the gamers in a second-set tiebreaker, the 37-year-old Monfils superior by taking the final two units from the second-seeded Alcaraz, who referred to as the loss his “worst match.”
“I felt prefer it was the worst match that I’ve ever performed in my profession,” Alcaraz mentioned. “I have been practising rather well. I used to be feeling nice. However I could not play. I need to overlook it and attempt to transfer on to New York.”
Trailing 3-1 within the tiebreaker when the match was halted, Alcaraz hoped for a reset when play resumed Friday. However the No. 3 participant within the ATP rankings wasn’t in a position to management his feelings.
“It by no means occurred earlier than as a result of I might management these emotions,” Alcaraz mentioned. “At this time, I could not. I used to be feeling that I used to be not taking part in any form of tennis. It was actually irritating for me. Sooner or later, I did not need to be on the courtroom anymore.”
Alcaraz was taking part in his first match since incomes a silver medal on the Paris Olympics after shedding to Novak Djokovic, who additionally beat him final 12 months within the Cincinnati closing.
Monfils was again on the courtroom Friday afternoon in opposition to No. 15 seed Holger Rune, seeking to grow to be the oldest males’s quarterfinalist in Cincinnati within the skilled period.
The US Open begins in New York on Aug. 26.
In girls’s motion, top-ranked Iga Swiatek superior to the quarterfinals with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 win over Marta Kostyuk.
Swiatek bounced again with a extra full efficiency after shedding a second-set tiebreak on Wednesday earlier than outlasting France’s Varvara Gracheva.
“At this time, I simply saved my depth at a excessive degree on a regular basis,” Swiatek mentioned. “It did not actually matter to me what the rating was, I simply needed to proceed taking part in my recreation. I targeted on myself.”
No. 3 Aryna Sabalenka additionally superior with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Elina Svitolina, however No. 5 Jasmine Paolini, the runner-up on the French Open and Wimbledon, misplaced to Mirra Andreeva 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
The highest males to advance included No. 1 Jannik Sinner, who bought a walkover in opposition to Jordan Thompson on his twenty third birthday, No. 4 Alexander Zverev and No. 6 Andrey Rublev.
