Cincinnati Men’s Quarter-Finals Set: Alcaraz and Djokovic to Potentially Reunite, Medvedev Flops Against Zverev

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There was extra rain in Cincinnati, however the males’s quarter-final lineup is about with Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic more and more more likely to arrange a rematch of their Wimbledon ultimate.

Elsewhere Daniil Medvedev flopped in opposition to Sascha Zverev, and Hubert Hurkacz put in a medical serving show to see off Stefanos Tsitsipas.

There have been additionally two extra retirements, with Dusan Lajovic falling by the wayside when down 0-5 to Taylor Fritz and Mackie McDonald handing Adrian Mannarino the win at 4-6 0-3.

Stan Wawrinka couldn’t summon the same efficiency to his one vs Tiafoe, struggling to deal with Max Purcell’s model of play in a straight-sets loss.

Western and Southern Open 2023 Spherical of 16 Outcomes

Winner	Loser	Scoreline
Carlos Alcaraz (1)	Tommy Paul (14)	7-6(6) 6-7(0) 6-3
Novak Djokovic (2)	Gael Monfils (PR)	6-3 6-2
Alexander Zverev (16)	Daniil Medvedev (3)	6-4 5-7 6-4
Hubert Hurkacz	Stefanos Tsitsipas (4)	6-3 6-4
Taylor Fritz (9)	Dusan Lajovic (Q)	5-0 (RET)
Adrian Mannarino	Mackenzie McDonald (WC)	6-4 3-0 (RET)
Alexei Popyrin (LL)	Emil Ruusuvuori	6-2 1-6 6=3
Max Purcell (Q)	Stan Wawrinka (WC)	6-4 6-2

Zverev Zaps Medvedev

Sascha Zverev landed his first top-10 win of 2023 with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Daniil Medvedev in two hours and 34 minutes.

It was a gradual show in tough situations from the German, who caught to an attacking gameplan regardless of the wind, and it paid off for the primary time in 4 conferences with Medvedev this season.

It was very troublesome situations in opposition to a really troublesome opponent. He offers you nothing and it’s a must to win the match your self and that’s what I did right now and I’m happy with that. I attempted to be affected person and also you simply should take your probabilities, your alternatives. You aren’t going to get many as a result of we had been each serving fairly effectively. I misplaced three very tight matches earlier this 12 months, so I’m happy to have lastly gained one right now. Zverev on his win over Medvedev.

Hurkacz Terminates Tsitsipas

Hubert Hurkacz served his means into the final eight with a formidable serving show in opposition to fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas.

It’s been a comparatively disappointing 12 months for the Pole, who has performed effectively in elements however in opposition to higher-ranked gamers, he’s frequently fallen brief.

Nonetheless, he stood as much as the duty, dropping simply 10 factors behind his serve throughout the 2 units and firing 11 aces en path to a 6-3, 6-4 win.

I’m actually happy with the best way I performed, with the best way I attempted to make use of the situations, as a result of it was actually tough. It was tremendous windy, and the ball was undoubtedly transferring quite a bit. I’m actually happy with this victory as a result of it has been a very long time with no quarter-final in a Masters occasion. I’m proud of the victory and proud of the work with all my crew. Hurkacz on his win.

Alcaraz Avenges Paul Loss

Seven days after his loss to Tommy Paul in Toronto, Carlos Alcaraz defeated the 14th-seeded American 7-6(6), 6-7(0), 6-3.

Paul saved three match factors within the second set earlier than sweeping the tiebreak 7-0, however Alcaraz completed the stronger, overcoming two rain delays when he was main 4-3 to lastly get the job completed round 3 hours later when play resumed.

It was a extremely robust match. We had been enjoying a extremely shut match earlier than the rain got here. However I believe I did fairly effectively [dealing with] the wait within the gymnasium, warming up. “I instructed everybody that I actually needed [to win], since I misplaced in Toronto. I got here right here in Cincinnati and I’m actually proud of the extent. I believe I’m getting higher and higher. I’m actually completely happy to be within the quarter-finals right here. Alcaraz on his win over Paul.

Different Spherical of 16 Matches

Djokovic Dominates Monfils: The Serb now leads the H2H 19-0, which is utter domination, and Monfils has misplaced earlier than he steps on the court docket with a file like that.

Purcells Wrecks Wawrinka: I felt the Aussie would give Stan many issues along with his sport model as he doesn’t fare effectively in opposition to that kind of participant. 6-4 6-2 is a poor consequence, given his stage vs Tiafoe.