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Alcaraz, Monfils face nervous wait after rain hits Cincy

Ruud vs. Auger-Aliassime moved on Friday

August 16, 2024

Carlos Alcaraz has a nervous night’s sleep ahead of his second round match with Gael Monfils which was left on a knife edge on Thursday night when rain canceled the night’s play.

Alcaraz took the first set 6-4 but found himself 1/3 down during the second break when the players were forced off the court. The match will continue on Friday not before 12:30 pm, when the winner needs to draw twice later in the day against the 15th seed Holger Rune.

Playing her first tournament on the hard court since Miami in March, and her first event since winning a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, the 21-year-old Alcaraz saved a set point when she served at 5-6 in the second set to force a tie-break.

World No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings leads Monfils 2-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series.

Casper Ruud and seventh seed Felix Auger-Aliassime are yet to start their second round match, which will be played on Friday. The winner will return to court at a later date to face Jack Draper.

GAME SCHEDULE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024
GENERAL COURT starts at 11:00 am
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
Round Three – After Appropriate Rest – ATP – [15] H. Rune (DEN) vs G. Monfils (FRA) or [2] C. Alcaraz (ESP)
THE GAME WTA
Third Round – ATP – F. Tiafoe (USA) vs J. Lehecka (CZE)

IP&G GRANDSTAND starts at 11:00 am
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 starts at 11:00 am
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
THE GAME WTA

After a Proper Rest
WTA – [1] K. Siniakova (CZE) / T. Townsend (USA) vs [OSE] L. Fernandez (CAN) / Y. Putintseva (KAZ)

COURT 10 starts at 11:00 am
WTA – [10] L. Samsonov 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 a Proper Rest
WTA – [4] S. Errani (ITA) / J. Paolini (ITA) vs [OSE] L. Noskova (CZE) / D. Shnaider

COURT 4 starts at 11:00 am
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 starts at 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)