Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has fallen in the round of 32 at the ATP Masters 1000 in Cincinnati. The Murcia native’s first appearance after winning silver at the Paris Olympics was thwarted by Frenchman Gael Monfils, who defeated him with a score of 4-6, 7-6(5) and 6-4. The Cincinnati tournament is the last hard court tournament before the US Open, which begins on August 26.
The second game of the match had some breaks that revived Alcaraz, but a bad run left him down 3-1. The Murcian became exasperated to the point of throwing his racket against the court. The Spaniard did not take advantage of any of the four break points he had, while Monfils was confident in maintaining the advantage. The match, which had already been suspended on Thursday, was again postponed due to rain in the middle of the match. tie-breakerwhen Alcaraz led 6-4, 6-6(1/3).
This defeat will take away 590 points from the Spaniard’s ranking, which prevents him from climbing to number 2, currently occupied by Serbian Novak Djokovic, to whom he lost the gold in the singles final at the Paris Games. After winning at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, the American hard court has put Alcaraz in a difficult position.
The other Spaniard who competed on the day, Pablo Carreño Busta, faced Alexander Zverev, but finally had to say goodbye to the competition after two long sets 7-5, 7-6(6).
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