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Barbara Schett says Carlos Alcaraz needs to be a given 'a bit of a break' from the lofty expectations on him
Carlos Alcaraz «cannot be written off» despite his indifferent form in the run-up the US Open, believes Barbara Schett. Alcaraz went out of the Canadian Open at the last-32 stage, losing to Tommy Paul and later admitting he «couldn't deal with the pressure», Ad He was then unable to progress beyond the last eight in Cincinnati, where was beaten by Britain's Cameron Norrie. ATP Cincinnati'That was unbelievable' — Norrie stuns Alcaraz to secure semi-final spot at Cincinnati Open20/08/2022 AT 08:02 Nevertheless, the 19-year-old Spaniard has still had a phenomenal year given his age and experience, winning two Masters 1000 titles in Miami and Madrid, whilst also triumphing at two other ATP tournaments in Rio and Barcelona.
Tim Henman believe's there's more to come from British tennis this season
Four-time Wimbledon semi-finalist Tim Henman believes there is a lot more to come from Britain's top tennis stars after a strong start to their North American campaign. Emma Raducanu shocked the world on her way to winning the US Open last year as a teenage qualifier.
Fritz overpowers Kyrgios in Cincinnati
Taylor Fritz blasted his way to a 6-3 6-2 win over Australian Nick Kyrgios on Wednesday and a place in the Cincinnati Open third round.
Auger-Aliassime advances in Cincinnati with win over de Minaur
CINCINNATI — Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the third round of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia's Alex de Minaur on Wednesday.
Auger-Aliassime shakes off Montreal loss with easy victory at Cincinnati Open
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime moved on to the third round of the Western & Southern Open Masters-level tennis tournament with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Australia's Alex de Minaur on Wednesday.
Hubert Hurkacz Ends Nick Kyrgios Streak In Montreal, Sets Semi-final Clash With Casper Ruud
Hubert Hurkacz overcame 53 winners from Nick Kyrgios to halt the Australian's nine-match win streak with a three-set quarter-final victory on Friday at the ATP Montreal Masters. The Polish eighth seed managed 43 winners of his own in a rapid-fire 7-6(7/4), 6-7(5/7), 6-1 triumph that put him into his fourth semi-final at the Masters level. Hurkacz will next face Norway's fourth-seeded Casper Ruud, who crushed home hope Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 6-2, in 74 minutes. Ruud will play his third Masters semi-final this season on Saturday, having defeated Hurkacz in their previous meeting in May at Roland Garros.
Daniil Medvedev gets US Open prep back on track with win in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Open on Tuesday. Medvedev had been building momentum ahead of the year's last Grand Slam at Flushing Meadows by winning a tune-up event in Los Cabos without dropping a set but was beaten by Nick Kyrgios in the second round of the Canadian Masters in Montreal last week. The Russian starting strongly against Dutchman Van de Zandschulp with an immediate break before going on to win the first set. The second set posed more of a challenge, with the world number one having to save a set point, but he capitalised on several double-faults from Van de Zandschulp before wrapping up the match. "The second set was going not that bad," Medvedev said in an on-court interview. "He was not serving especially well today, doing a lot of double faults. So I tried to keep pressure, use my chances. "Two breaks on these fast courts is enough to win and I should have done a little bit better on my serve. But the first match is tricky and I'm happy that I managed to go though, and hopefully I will raise my level in the next matches."