Carlos Alcaraz rematched and eliminated in the second round in Cincinnati

Masters 1000 Cincinnati: Gael Monfils-Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 7-6 6-4

The first surprise of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 comes from Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish tennis player, in fact, at the resumption of the match postponed yesterday due to rain, suffered a comeback by Gael Monfils, who first made his own the tie-break of the second set and in the third took advantage of his opponent's excessive nervousness to close the games on 6-4.

The winner of the silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was never able to find his game and in the fourth game of the third set he made an angry gesture by violently smashing his racket after missing a shot.

The defeat for Alcaraz also cost dearly at the Atp Ranking level, as the Spaniard loses a whopping 590 points, moving further away from Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. In addition, should Alexander Zverev win the Cincinnati Masters 1000, the Murcian would climb to fourth place in the rankings.

In the round of 16, Gael Monfils will face Holger Rune, and then cross in the quarters the winner of the match between Jack Draper and Felix Auger-Aliassime.