British number two Norrie withdraws from US Open
British number two Cameron Norrie withdraws from the US Open because of the forearm injury which also prevented him playing in the Olympics.
British number two Cameron Norrie withdraws from the US Open because of the forearm injury which also prevented him playing in the Olympics.
Cameron Norrie announced on Friday his withdrawal from the 2024 US Open due to a forearm injury.
The Brit, who sits at No. 47 in the PIF ATP Rankings, has not played since mid-July at the Nordea Open in Bastad, where he lost to Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in Nadal’s first event back from injury.
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The British No. 2 missed representing Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics due to the injury.
Norrie reached the third round at Flushing Meadows last year, falling to Matteo Arnaldi 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. His best result at the US Open came in 2022 when he reached the fourth round, before losing to Andrey Rublev in straight sets.
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Play has started at the Cincinnati Open on Friday after rain caused a one-hour, 20-minute delay.
The action began at 12:20 p.m. local time, with WTA star Iga Swiatek opening play on center court against Marta Kostyuk. Carlos Alcaraz will resume his match against Gael Monfils following Swiatek. The Spaniard led the Frenchman 6-4, 6-6(1-3) when play was cancelled on Thursday night due to rain.
[ATP APP]No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings Jannik Sinner will then take on Australian Jordan Thompson in the third round. If Alcaraz overcomes Monfils, he is scheduled to face Holger Rune later on Friday afternoon.
Alexander Zverev has opened proceedings on P&G Grandstand against Pablo Carreno Busta, while Andrey Rublev, Casper Ruud and Ben Shelton are all scheduled to compete on Stadium 3. Rublev plays Brandon Nakashima, Ruud takes on Felix Auger-Aliassime and Shelton meets Fabian Marozsan.
ORDER OF PLAY – FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024
CENTER COURT start 12:00 pm
WTA – [1] I. Swiatek (POL) vs [15] M. Kostyuk (UKR)
Not Before 12:30 pm
Second Round – ATP – G. Monfils (FRA) vs [2] C. Alcaraz (ESP) 46 66
Third Round – ATP – [1] J. Sinner (ITA) vs J. Thompson (AUS)
Not Before 3:00 pm
Third Round – After Suitable Rest – ATP – [15] H. Rune (DEN) vs G. Monfils (FRA) or [2] C. Alcaraz (ESP)
WTA MATCH
Third Round – ATP – F. Tiafoe (USA) vs J. Lehecka (CZE)
P&G GRANDSTAND start 12:00 pm
ATP – [3] A. Zverev (GER) vs [PR] P. Carreno Busta (ESP)
Not Before 12:30 PM
WTA – [7] Q. Zheng (CHN) vs [Q] M. Frech (POL)
Not Before 1:00 PM
WTA – [3] A. Sabalenka vs E. Svitolina (UKR)
WTA – D. Shnaider vs L. Fernandez (CAN)
Not Before 7:00 pm
ATP – [7] C. Ruud (NOR) or F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs J. Draper (GBR)
WTA – [7] D. Schuurs (NED) / L. Stefani (BRA) vs [3] A. Muhammad (USA) / E. Routliffe (NZL)
HOLCIM STADIUM 3 start 12:00 pm
Third Round – ATP – [WC] B. Nakashima (USA) vs [6] A. Rublev
Not Before 12:30 pm
Second Round – ATP – [7] C. Ruud (NOR) vs F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
Not Before 1:00 pm
Third Round – ATP – [12] B. Shelton (USA) vs F. Marozsan (HUN)
Third Round – ATP – [5] H. Hurkacz (POL) vs F. Cobolli (ITA)
Not Before 5:00 pm
WTA MATCH
After Suitable Rest
WTA – [1] K. Siniakova (CZE) / T. Townsend (USA) vs [OSE] L. Fernandez (CAN) / Y. Putintseva (KAZ)
COURT 10 start 12:00 pm
WTA – [10] L. Samsonova vs [LL] E. Avanesyan (ARM)
Not Before 12:30 PM
WTA – [WC] C. Wozniacki (DEN) vs A. Pavlyuchenkova
WTA – M. Andreeva vs [5] J. Paolini (ITA)
Not Before 2:30 PM
WTA – P. Badosa (ESP) vs Y. Putintseva (KAZ)
After Suitable Rest
WTA – [4] S. Errani (ITA) / J. Paolini (ITA) vs [OSE] L. Noskova (CZE) / D. Shnaider
COURT 4 start 12:00 pm
Second Round – ATP – [1] M. Granollers (ESP) / H. Zeballos (ARG) vs H. Nys (MON) / J. Zielinski (POL)
Not Before 12:30 pm
Second Round – ATP – [7] H. Heliovaara (FIN) / H. Patten (GBR) vs W. Koolhof (NED) / N. Mektic (CRO) 67(3) 22
Second Round – ATP – [5] S. Bolelli (ITA) / A. Vavassori (ITA) vs I. Dodig (CRO) / J. Murray (GBR)
Quarterfinals – ATP – [3] R. Ram (USA) / J. Salisbury (GBR) vs [WC] M. McDonald (USA) / A. Michelsen (USA)
COURT 7 start 12:00 pm
WTA – T. Mihalikova (SVK) / O. Nicholls (GBR) vs H. Dart (GBR) / E. Perez (AUS)
Not Before 1:00 PM
WTA – [6] J. Pegula (USA) vs K. Muchova (CZE)
British number one Jack Draper battles back from a set down to beat Stefanos Tsitsipas and reach the third round at the Cincinnati Open.
Arthur Fils and Nicolas Jarry earned a hard-fought victory Thursday at the Cincinnati Open, where they overcame second seeds Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-8 to reach the quarter-finals.
Teaming for the second consecutive week, Fils and Jarry, who lost in the Montreal first round, saved the two break points they faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
Bopanna and Ebden, fourth in the PIF ATP Live Doubles To Turin, led 8/6 in the Match Tie-break before Fils and Jarry tallied four consecutive points to advance.
<img src=”/-/media/images/news/2024/08/16/01/45/bopanna-ebden-cincinnati-2024-doubles.jpg” style=”width:100%;” alt=”Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden during Thursday’s action in Cincinnati.” />
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden during Thursday’s action in Cincinnati. Credit: Mike Lawrence/ATP Tour
The French-Chilean duo will meet fifth seeds Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori or Ivan Dodig and Jamie Murray in the last eight.
In other Match Tie-break action, Hugo Nys and Jan Zielinski downed defending champions Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni 3-6, 7-5, 10-5 while Neal Skupski and Michael Venus defeated sixth seeds Santiago Gonzalez and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 2-6, 10-4.
Though it was not the result for which Gonzalez and Molteni had hoped, Molteni struck a shot of the season contender early in the second set. The Argentine miraculously hit the ball around the net post with a one-handed stab that painted the sideline.
Third seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, who won the ATP Masters 1000 event in 2022, survived Germans Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz 7-6(4), 7-6(3). Fourth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic ousted Marcelo Melo and Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6(2).
[NEWSLETTER FORM]Carlos Alcaraz and Gael Monfils were locked in a second-set tie-break Thursday at the Cincinnati Open when rain suspended the second-round match. The Spaniard leads 6-4, 6-6(1/3). Play will resume not before 9:30 p.m. local time.
Last year’s finalist Alcaraz, who is playing his first hard-court tournament since March, saved a set point on serve at 5-6 to force a tie-break. The second seed has fended off all five break points he has faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats, but trails by a mini-break with Monfils serving at 3/1 in the second-set tie-break.
The winner between Alcaraz and Monfils will face 15th seed Holger Rune in the Round of 16. The 21-year-old Alcaraz, No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings, leads Monfils 2-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series.
Jack Draper survived a three-set thriller Thursday at the Cincinnati Open, where he fought off ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 to reach the Round of 16.
The British lefty broke Tsitsipas to love in a dramatic game at 4-5 in the deciding set, during which the Greek
lost a first serve when he received a time violation at 0/30. Tsitsipas then double fault, giving Draper three break points, but the 22-year-old only needed one forehand pass to level the set and deflate Tsitsipas’ momentum.
“Since coming from the Olympics I haven’t found my best tennis… but I’ve been trying to find a way and I showed my grit and determination to come through today,” Draper said. “Each day I play and get an opportunity to come out and play again the better I feel. I feel great physically and look forward to keep it going.”
[ATP APP]Draper now leads Tsitsipas 2-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series. The Stuttgart champion also beat the 11-time tour-level titlist at the Canadian ATP Masters 1000 event in 2022.
“Stefanos is such a tough competitor, so I had to be there every point and be ready to compete,” said Draper, who committed 24 unforced errors to Tsitsipas’ 38. “Losing my service and then coming back in the final three games means the world to me and helps a lot mentally.”
Up next for the World No. 28 in the PIF ATP Rankings is seventh seed Casper Ruud or Felix Auger-Aliassime.
In other Cincinnati three-set action, Ben Shelton saved a match point to overcome Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7(6), 7-6(7), 6-3 after two hours, 52 minutes. The Argentine had a match point on serve at 7/6 in the second-set tie-break, after Shelton had three consecutive set points from 6/3.
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“This was a difficult match for me because I started so hot. So to lose that first set after the way that I was playing, multiple set points, up a break,” Shelton said. “Then I had huge chances in the second that I ended up coming through on. Kind of just had to battle it out and stay there. I ended up squeaking out the second set and rolling in the third.
“These are the types of wins that really propel you. The ones where you are tested, back against the wall and you come through in the big moments. That’s what’s really important to me about this one.”
Shelton will next face Hungarian Fabian Marozsan, who earlier upset eighth seed Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
[NEWSLETTER FORM]Andrey Rublev and Brandon Nakashima continued their impressive form on Thursday at the Cincinnati Open, where they both earned wins to reach the third round and set a Montreal rematch.
Rublev overcame Chinese star Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 6-3 to clinch his fifth win in six matches. The No. 6 player in the PIF ATP Rankings reached his second ATP Masters 1000 final of the season in Montreal last week and quickly adjusted to the conditions in Ohio against Zhang.
Rublev hammered 23 winners and committed just five unforced errors to triumph after 61 minutes, improving to 3-0 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.
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Rublev, who is chasing his third title of the season this week, will next play Nakashima after the American defeated #NextGenATP Frenchman Arthur Fils 7-5, 7-6(3) in one hour and 50 minutes.
The 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF champ upset Taylor Fritz in the first round in Cincinnati and backed that up against Fils by saving all six break points he faced.
Nakashima beat Top 15 star Tommy Paul en route to the third round in Montreal last week, before he fell to Rublev. The 23-year-old, currently No. 49 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, will aim to earn revenge when he takes on Rublev in the third round in Ohio.
In other action, Hungarian Fabian Marozsan upset World No. 9 Grigor Dimitrov 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to improve his impressive ATP Masters 1000 record to 17-7. Marozsan now holds a 5-5 record against Top 10 players.
The 24-year-old will meet 12th seed Ben Shelton or Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the third round.
Alexander Zverev became the first player to earn 50 tour-level wins this season on Thursday at the Cincinnati Open, where he overcame Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-2 for an opening win at the ATP Masters 1000 event.
The German dominated throughout the 78-minute clash and coped with a 10-minute rain delay in the second set. The 27-year-old hugged the baseline to strike 16 winners compared to nine from Khachanov, improving to 5-2 in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.
“I felt well on the court,” Zverev said. “I have felt well in practise and then it is easier to bring on court. I didn’t feel well in Canada at all, even in the few matches I won. I hope my form is getting better and better and I can play some good tennis.
“We are very similar players. We are both very tall and good baseline players and when we are both playing it is about form and who is playing better and today I am happy that it was me and I got a good win today.”
Zverev, who lifted the trophy in Cincinnati in 2021, will play Australian Max Purcell or Spaniard Pablo Carreno Busta in the third round.
[ATP APP]Zverev has earned at least 50 tour-level wins in a season five times in his career, having also hit the milestone in 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2023. Earlier this year, the No. 4 player in the PIF ATP Rankings won his sixth ATP Masters 1000 title in Rome and will be eager to add to that total in Ohio, where he is the third seed.
“It has been a good year but I have had some very tough losses that I have had to take,” Zverev said. “It is about learning and improving and hopefully I can get back to a Grand Slam final and hopefully win it.”
2024 Win Leaders
| Alexander Zverev | 50-15 |
| Jannik Sinner | 45-5 |
| Casper Ruud* | 44-13 |
| Carlos Alcaraz* | 38-7 |
*Compete later on Thursday
A deep run in Cincinnati will also boost Zverev’s hopes of qualifying for the Nitto ATP Finals. A two-time champion at the year-end event, Zverev is third in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin.
[NEWSLETTER FORM]Gael Monfils lives for showtime moments. That is exactly what he will experience Thursday evening at the Cincinnati Open when he plays second seed Carlos Alcaraz.
Monfils and Alcaraz are two of the most entertaining players on the ATP Tour and they never leave fans short of a good time. The Frenchman has the utmost respect for this year’s Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion.
“Big, obviously, big. He is a complete athlete, a tonne of speed, endurance, power, and then his tennis, of course, is quite complete too,” Monfils said. “Backhand, forehand, it’s quite hard to see where you can sit [and wait]. He improved a lot in the return, serving big. He’s just a really, really complete player.”
Alcaraz is in a key part of the season. The 21-year-old is second in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin and is trying to position himself for his battle with first-placed Jannik Sinner for ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF honours.
Already a four-time major champion, the Spaniard has impressed Monfils.
“At that moment, of course, I see him as Novak, as Rafa, as Roger,” Monfils said. “So for me, he’s just a little bit younger, but he is already [like] those legends.”
[ATP APP]Alcaraz leads Monfils 2-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series with both victories coming in straight sets, including one earlier this year in Miami. But Monfils, the former No. 6 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, always cherishes the opportunity to play an opponent like Alcaraz.
“For me, it’s always cool to play such a big star like Carlos or Jannik,” Monfils said. “Of course, my age it was Novak or whoever, but to play those youngsters, it’s always a pleasure. Tomorrow, it’s going to be great fun for me. Obviously, really tough. But it’s going to be something that, of course, I will remember in a couple years.”
Whether by the practice court, post match or anywhere else on the grounds, Monfils is still a fans’ favourite. The Frenchman will try to thrill them again at the Lindner Family Tennis Centre.
“I love the fans. I love the energy,” Monfils said. “Every time. I always say when I come back to the States, it’s always feels like a second home for me.”
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