Thursday, 17 August 2023

Rain Suspends Play With Alcaraz Leading Paul In Cincinnati Final Set

The latest intriguing chapter of Carlos Alcaraz and Tommy Paul’s budding rivalry was interrupted by rain Thursday at the Western & Southern Open with the World No. 1 leading the American 7-6(6), 6-7(0), 4-3 in Cincinnati.

The rain arrived with Alcaraz leading in the third set after three hours and two minutes of absorbing action on the Cincinnati centre court. With Alcaraz serving at 15/15 with a break, the Spaniard is on course to avenge his quarter-final defeat to Paul in Toronto just seven days ago. The 20-year-old had three chances to notch a straight-sets win at the ATP Masters 1000 in Ohio, but Paul fended off three match points in a 12th game featuring nine deuces before racing to the tie-break to force a decider.

Alcaraz seeks to level his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Paul at 2-2 by completing victory in Ohio, where whomever prevails will take on Australian qualifier Max Purcell in the quarter-finals.



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