Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and Russian Daniil Medvedev they did not fail this Thursday respectively towards the Croatian Marin Cilic and the Canadian Denis Shapovalov and sophisticated to the quarter-finals of the Masters 1.000 in Cincinnati, in a day marked by the elimination, in the women’s circuit, of the Polish Iga Swiatek, variety 1 in the entire world.
Alcaraz, quantity 4 in the globe, and Medvedev, amount 1, could only meet up with in the closing of this matchin which the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, fourth favorite, and the Canadian Felix Auger Aliassime, winner against the Italian Jannik Sinner are still in the game.
Alcaraz is left alone in Cincinnati
Following the elimination of Rafa Nadal final Wednesday and that of Roberto Bautista, defeated this Thursday by the Croatian Borna Coric, Alcaraz is the only Spaniard still competing in Cincinnati.
Murciano does not shake his arm and defeats Cilic, range 17 in the earth, 7-6 (4) and 6-1, to carry on to struggle for what would be his 3rd Masters 1,000 of the season.
Alcaraz, quantity 4 in the entire world, has develop into The youngest quarter-last in Cincinnati from the English Andy Murray (2006) and in the following spherical he will also encounter the English Cameron Norrie, executioner of the younger Ben Shelton.
Medvedev tames Shapovalov
Medvedev also advancements, who gained this Thursday with a double 7-5 to Canadian Denis Shapovalov (# 21) and was shown in the quarters with the American Taylor Fritz, eleventh preferred.
Medvedev, que it will definitely arrive as the initially seed at the United States Open right after the defeat of Spaniard Rafa Nadal, he will play his 2nd quarter-finals of the yr in a Masters 1,000 after all those in Miami, when he fell to Polish Hubert Hurkacz.
Tsitsipas provides Schwartzman no alternatives
Also, Stefanos Tsitsipas, number 7 of the ATP positionon Thursday he did not give Argentine Diego Schwartzman an selection and eliminated him in the spherical of 16.
Tsitsipas, winner this calendar year in Monte Carlo and Mallorca, reconfirmed the victory he had obtained this year in Monaco en route to the title and landed Schwartzman for the 1st time on rapidly surfaces, winning a double 6-3.
This Friday he will facial area American John Isner, who beat compatriot Sebastian Korda and, at 37, it turned Cincinnati’s oldest quarter-final of the “Open up” era.1968.
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Keys hidden in Swiatek
In the women’s draw, the surprise came from the American Madison Keys, who he knocked down Iga Swiatek 6-3, 6-4.
Keys, winner of this match in 2019, knocked down a Swiatek that with the victory on Wednesday against the American Sloane Stephens he had broken the barrier of fifty wins this year.
In the upcoming round he will face the Kazakh Elena Rybakina. winner this 12 months at Wimbledonwho defeated the American Alison Riske 6-2, 6-4.
Pegula eliminates US Open up winner
Even in the women’s box, the American Jessica Pegula, selection 8 in the globe position, removed British Emma Raducanu, amount 13 and existing winner of the United States Open up, to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati tournament.
Pegula has 34 victories in the WTA 1,000 from 2021 and can equivalent Iga Swiatek’s 36 victories. In addition, the Czech Petra Kvitova knocked down the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, number 5 in the earth rankings, by beating her challenging 6-1, 4-6 and 6-.
Kvitova, quantity 28 in the entire world, will experience Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the quarter-finals.
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