Sunday (13) marked the start of the Cincinnati Masters 1000the last preparatory tournament U.S. Open, which begins at the end of this month. Among the highlights are the presence of world number 1, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, and the return of Serbian Novak Djokovic to the United States. The tournament will be broadcast on ESPN 2 and Star+ streaming platform. Get to know the main names and the full Cincinnati Masters schedule!
Cincinnati Masters: Top Names
With number 1 in danger, Carlos Alcaraz showed ups and downs during his campaign in Toronto, his first tournament since winning the Wimbledon title. The Spaniard stopped in the quarter-finals against the American tommy paul. He ended his 14-game winning streak on the tour.
As a novelty, it’s around Novak Djokovic at North American tournaments. It will be the Serbian’s first appearance in the country since the 2021 US Open, where he hit the balance beam to close out the Grand Slam. Nole is looking for his third championship in Cincinnati, in addition to fighting to get back to the top of the standings. Aiming to pick up the pace, he pledged to play doubles alongside his compatriot Nikola Cacic.
Champion in 2019, the Russian Daniel Medvedev looks back at the tournament that gave him his first Masters 1000 title. A specialist in hard courts, the world number 3 fell in the quarterfinals of Toronto against the Australian Alex de Minaure, who would come out second. With a strong first-half performance, Medvedev is looking for his fifth hard-court title in 2024.
World number 4, Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas arrives as one of the doubts of the tournament. Champion in Los Cabos, he disappointed in Toronto by falling on his debut against the French Gael Monfils. The Greek, a runner-up at Cincy in 2022, has announced Australian Mark Philippoussis as head coach. Packed, comes Italian Jannik Sinner, again 6th in the standings. With a strong campaign, he won the Toronto title, his first career Masters.
The other candidates are the Danes Holger Runeof frank rise in the circuit, the German Alexander Zverevchampion in Cincinnati in 2021, and the Russian Andrei Rublev, a finalist two years ago. Main hope of the house, the North American Taylor Fritz comes in a swinging season, coming from Atlanta’s semifinal, Washington’s semifinal and Toronto’s round of 16.
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Absences
the australian Nick Kyrgios, who continues his ordeal with an injury, faces a wrist problem and has withdrawn from the North American summer tour. He will be absent from the US Open. The Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta, Toronto champion in 2022, is another embezzlement due to a right elbow injury. Other former top 10s came out, Croatian cases sailor eyelashfrom spanish Roberto Bautista Agut and Canadians Milos Raonic It is Denis Shapovalov.
Cincinnati Masters Key
In the first quadrant, Alcaraz took an accessible slice: debut against the American John Isner or against the Australian qualifier Jordan Thompson. Number 1 can meet Paul again in the third round and in a duel against the Norwegian Casper Ruud or the American Frances Tiafoe Wednesday. In the semi-finals, names like Tsitsipas, Rublev, the Polish Hubert Hurkacz and even Croatian Born Coriccurrent champion, are candidates.
On the other hand, Djokovic can find ‘hot’ tennis players on his way. He made his debut against the Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokinasemi-finalist from Toronto, or the Argentinian Tomas Etcheverry. Afterwards, he can face de Minaur, Monfils or the British Cameron Norrie. Sinner is the main favorite for a quarter-final duel. In half, Medvedev, Zverev, Rune and the Italian Matteo Berretini are potential adversaries. Check out the full tournament roster here.
Brazilian
Only Brazilian present in Cincinnati, the minor Marcelo Melo partner with German Alexander Zverev. Semi-finalist in Atlanta, the Brazilian fell in the first round in Toronto alongside the Australian John Peers. However, the scenario was not repeated in the United States: Melo made his debut by winning the double seeded 5, the Monegasque Hugo Nys and Polish Jan Zielinskyin the match tie-break.
Cincinnati Masters: schedule and how to watch
The Cincinnati Masters will air daily on ESPN 2 and Star+ streaming platform, starting at 12 p.m. (noon), Brasília time, with the night session starting at 8 p.m. The tournament takes place from August 13-20 in Cincinnati, USA.
Check out the full schedule:
- 8/13: Sunday – first round
- 8/14, Monday – first round
- 8/15, Tuesday – Round Two
- 8/16, Wednesday – Round Two
- 8/17, Thursday – Third Round
- 8/18, Friday – Quarter-finals
- 8/19, Saturday – Semi-finals
- 8/20, Sunday – Final
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