Last morning’s results in Cincinnati

The Spanish Alexander Davidovich withdrew due to injury Novak Djokovic and the Spanish Cristina Bucsa lost to the Italians Jasmine Paulini this Wednesday at Cincinnati Masters 1,000.

Furthermore, the American to Tommy PaulHe overcame his confrontation with the French Ugo Humbert and will be measured in the next round with the Spaniards Carlos Alcarazwhom he defeated last week in the quarterfinals of Toronto Masters 1,000.

RESULT FROM THIS MORNING

Rune-McDonald’s: 0-1 (4-6, 0-2 Rune retreat)

Davidovich-Djokovic: 0-1 (4-6 Davidovich retired)

Tiafoe-Wawrinka: 0-2 (3-6, 4-6)

WTA

Mertens-Bouzkova: 1-2 (2-6, 6-4, 1-6)

Li-Sabalenka: 1-2 (5-7, 6-2, 4-6)

Vekic-Azarenka: 2-1 (3-6, 6-3, 6-4)

Sheriff-Gauff: 0-2 (2-6, 2-6)

Expectations were high for the rivalry between Davidovich and Djokovic but back pain forced the resignation after 42 minutes of the match from Malaga, who retired at the start of the second set after losing the first 6-4.

Davidovich needs to recover as soon as possible to get as good as possible at the US Open, which starts in New York on August 28.

Number 23 in the world -his best ranking so far-, the Spaniard has gone through a great moment of form since last week he was a semifinalist in Toronto.

For his part, Djokovic, the world number 2, has not competed on American soil since losing the 2021 US Open final to Russian Daniil Medvedev.

The Serbian missed the last US Open and missed the last three North American Masters 1,000 tours (in the spring of 2022 and 2023 and the summer of 2022) because of his refusal to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Djokovic, who has not particularly adapted to his tennis during the stretch where Davidovich was physically fit, will face a veteran of his generation in the round of 16 in Cincinnati, as Frenchman Gael Monfils, who has sprung a surprise by defeating Australian from Spanish origin Álex Minaur (12).

For his part, Bucsa was ousted by Paolini (43) 6-1, 6-3 in one hour and four minutes.

The Spaniard (84) was unlucky in this match, accumulating 6 double faults throughout the match, only managing to win 13.3% of his points on the second serve and losing 6 straight games in first set.

Bucsa sealed a major first-round victory with a comeback from Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic (14) 4-6, 6-3 and 6-2 in 2 hours and 29 minutes, her first win against a top seed player twenty.

REVENGE FOR ALCARAZ AND SURPRISES FOR FAVORITES

The world number one will have this Thursday the possibility of revenge against Paul (13), which knocked him out of the quarterfinals in Toronto and will face him in the round of 16 in Cincinnati.

Paul defeated Humbert (33) on Wednesday 6-1, 7-6(4).

During the day in Cincinnati, two finalists said goodbye to Toronto in the second round: the Italian Jannik Sinner (6), who won on Canadian soil and lost to the Serbian Dusan Lajovic (66); and the aforementioned De Minaurrunner-up last week, against Monfils.

It is too The elimination of the American Frances Tiafoe (10) at the hands of a veteran experienced in a thousand matches like the Swiss Stan Wawrinka (51) is remarkable.

Other surprises were the elimination of Norwegian Casper Ruud (7), who lost to Australian Max Purcell (70); and the Danish Holger Rune (5), who lost to the American Mackenzie McDonald (43).

They did get the ticket for the round of 16, among others, the Russian Daniil Medvedev (3), the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (4)the American Taylor Fritz (9) or the German Alexander Zverev (17).

Swiatek gets past Danielle Collins

In the women’s draw, Polish Iga Swiatek, number one in the WTA, overcame American Danielle Collins (34) 6-1 and 6-0 in 59 minutes.

For her part, American legend Venus Williams, 43, lost to Chinese Qinwen Zheng (24) 1-6, 6-1 and 6-2.

The American Jessica Pegula (3) -champion in Montreal last week-, the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka (2), the Kazakh Elena Rybakina (4) and the Greek Maria Sakkari (8) are among the tennis players who will play in the round of 16 in Cincinnati.