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Alcaraz, Monfils face nervous wait after rain hits Cincy

Ruud vs. Auger-Aliassime moved to Friday

August 16, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz has a nervous evening of sleep forward after his second-round match with Gael Monfils was left balancing on a knife’s edge Thursday evening when rain cancelled play for the evening.

Alcaraz took the primary set 6-4 however discovered himself down 1/3 within the second-set tie-break when gamers have been compelled from the court docket. The match will resume Friday not earlier than 12:30 p.m., with the winner needing to drag double obligation later within the day in opposition to fifteenth seed Holger Rune.

Taking part in his first hard-court event since Miami in March, and his first occasion since successful a silver medal on the Paris Olympics, the 21-year-old Alcaraz saved a set level on serve at 5-6 within the second set to drive a tie-break.

The World No. 3 within the PIF ATP Rankings leads Monfils 2-0 of their Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence.

Seventh seed Casper Ruud and Felix Auger-Aliassime are but to start their second-round match, which can now be performed Friday. The winner will then return to court docket later to face Jack Draper.

ORDER OF PLAY – FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024
CENTER COURT begin 11:00 am
WTA – [1] I. Swiatek (POL) vs [15] M. Kostyuk (UKR)

Not Earlier than 12:30 pm
Second Spherical – ATP – G. Monfils (FRA) vs [2] C. Alcaraz (ESP) 46 66
Third Spherical – ATP – [1] J. Sinner (ITA) vs J. Thompson (AUS)

Not Earlier than 3:00 pm
Third Spherical – After Appropriate Relaxation – ATP – [15] H. Rune (DEN) vs G. Monfils (FRA) or [2] C. Alcaraz (ESP)
WTA MATCH
Third Spherical – ATP – F. Tiafoe (USA) vs J. Lehecka (CZE)

P&G GRANDSTAND begin 11:00 am
ATP – [3] A. Zverev (GER) vs [PR] P. Carreno Busta (ESP)

Not Earlier than 12:30 PM
WTA – [7] Q. Zheng (CHN) vs [Q] M. Frech (POL)

Not Earlier than 1:00 PM
WTA – [3] A. Sabalenka vs E. Svitolina (UKR)
WTA – D. Shnaider vs L. Fernandez (CAN)

Not Earlier than 7:00 pm
ATP – [7] C. Ruud (NOR) or F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs J. Draper (GBR)
WTA – [7] D. Schuurs (NED) / L. Stefani (BRA) vs [3] A. Muhammad (USA) / E. Routliffe (NZL)

HOLCIM STADIUM 3 begin 11:00 am
Third Spherical – ATP – [WC] B. Nakashima (USA) vs [6] A. Rublev

Not Earlier than 12:30 pm
Second Spherical – ATP – [7] C. Ruud (NOR) vs F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN)

Not Earlier than 1:00 pm
Third Spherical – ATP – [12] B. Shelton (USA) vs F. Marozsan (HUN)
Third Spherical – ATP – [5] H. Hurkacz (POL) vs F. Cobolli (ITA)

Not Earlier than 5:00 pm
WTA MATCH

After Appropriate Relaxation
WTA – [1] Ok. Siniakova (CZE) / T. Townsend (USA) vs [OSE] L. Fernandez (CAN) / Y. Putintseva (KAZ)

COURT 10 begin 11:00 am
WTA – [10] L. Samsonova vs [LL] E. Avanesyan (ARM)

Not Earlier than 12:30 PM
WTA – [WC] C. Wozniacki (DEN) vs A. Pavlyuchenkova
WTA – M. Andreeva vs [5] J. Paolini (ITA)

Not Earlier than 2:30 PM
WTA – P. Badosa (ESP) vs Y. Putintseva (KAZ)

After Appropriate Relaxation
WTA – [4] S. Errani (ITA) / J. Paolini (ITA) vs [OSE] L. Noskova (CZE) / D. Shnaider

COURT 4 begin 11:00 am
Second Spherical – ATP – [1] M. Granollers (ESP) / H. Zeballos (ARG) vs H. Nys (MON) / J. Zielinski (POL)

Not Earlier than 12:30 pm
Second Spherical – ATP – [7] H. Heliovaara (FIN) / H. Patten (GBR) vs W. Koolhof (NED) / N. Mektic (CRO) 67(3) 22
Second Spherical – ATP – [5] S. Bolelli (ITA) / A. Vavassori (ITA) vs I. Dodig (CRO) / J. Murray (GBR)
Quarterfinals – ATP – [3] R. Ram (USA) / J. Salisbury (GBR) vs [WC] M. McDonald (USA) / A. Michelsen (USA)

COURT 7 begin 12:00 pm
WTA – T. Mihalikova (SVK) / O. Nicholls (GBR) vs H. Dart (GBR) / E. Perez (AUS)

Not Earlier than 1:00 PM
WTA – [6] J. Pegula (USA) vs Ok. Muchova (CZE)