Carlos Alcaraz and Serbian Novak Djokovic advanced this Friday to the semifinals of the Cincinnati Masters 1,000where they will face the Polish Hubert Hurkacz and the German Alexander Zverev with the possibility of a repeat of the final of the last Wimbledon.
Alcaraz needed a new match to beat Australian Max Purcell, while Djokovic completely overpowered American Taylor Fritz.. In the women’s circuit, Polish Iga Swiatek will face American Coco Gauff, while Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka will face Karolina Muchova.
ALCARAZ, FIRST SEMIFINAL IN CINCINNATI
Alcaraz was up against the ropes, but he outlasted Purcell, world number 70, and won 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4 to advance to the Cincinnati semifinals for the first time.
The Spaniard found himself in a familiar situation. Last year, on this same track and in this round, he was ahead of the British Cameron Norrie. He failed to take advantage and was eventually fired. This year, with two more ‘greats’ to his credit and as world number one, he hasn’t made the same mistake. He waited for his chance and this time he sealed the ticket for the semifinals.
“Such experiences help a lot, the ones I lived for example during the quarterfinals last year here in Cincinnati.the experiences I lived this past year also help a lot to live these situations in a different way, to feel the experience,” Alcaraz told Agencia EFE on the sidelines of his press conference in Cincinnati.
“Now I got it out all the times I missed it the last few yearsyears ago, the truth is that I am very happy that I gradually improved over time”, he added.
DJOKOVIC, DOMINANT
Djokovic, number two in the world, continues to show a good level in his return to the United Stateswhere he did not compete for two years due to his refusal to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Nole, 36 years old, He gave Fritz no options and beat him in just 61 minutes to add his seventh victory in seven precedents against North American.
The Serbian will play against Zverevwinner against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the ninth semifinal of his career in Cincinnati, where he was champion in 2018 and 2020.
Djokovic has won seven of eleven precedents against Zverevwho won this tournament in 2021.
Cincinnati Masters 1000
semifinals
Carlos Alcaraz – Hubert Hurkacz (9pm)
Novak Djokovic – Alexander Zverev (00h)
Source: La Verdad
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