2023-08-19 03:12:30
World number one Carlos Alcaraz and tennis superstar Novak Djokovic reached the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open on Friday (local time). Djokovic didn’t spend long with American Taylor Fritz, whom he defeated 6:0,6:4. The Spaniard Alcaraz had to fight once morest the previous surprise man, the Australian qualifier Max Purcell, in the 4:6,6:3,6:4 victory.
Purcell recently showed victories once morest French Open finalist Casper Ruud and three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka from Switzerland. However, Alcaraz kept his nerve following a frustrating first set and eliminated number 70 in the ATP world rankings. With this win, the semi-final once morest Hubert Hurkacz from Poland was certain, who defeated the Australian lucky loser Alexei Popyrin 6:1, 7:6(8).
At the end of the evening, number two seeded Djokovic used all his five breakball chances to finish off Fritz. The Serb beat 13 winners and hardly made any mistakes. He won the first set following just 21 minutes. Fritz showed weaknesses in all aspects of his game, including a flawed serve. Next, Djokovic meets number 16 seeded German Alexander Zverev, who didn’t have to fend off a single breakball in the 6: 2, 6: 3 win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.
In the women’s category, world number one Iga Swiatek defeated Czech Marketa Vondrousova in the quarterfinals 7:6(3),6:1 and booked a duel with Coco Gauff. The American defeated Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-2, while Aryna Sabalenka beat No. 5-seeded Tunisian Ons Jabeur 7-5, 6-3.
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