Carlos Alcaraz destroyed a racquet in a fit of third-set anger on Friday as the 2023 finalist was upset 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 by Gael Monfils at the ATP Cincinnati Open.
Carlos Alcaraz let loose his frustrations with a violent racquet smash in a 4-6, 7-6 , 6-4 upset opening loss to Gael Monfils on Friday at the ATP and WTA Cincinnati Open.
While the frustrated second seed was fuming at his form and occasionally screaming at his team, world No 1 Jannik Sinner celebrated a quiet 23rd birthday, with fate handing him a present in the form of a walkover. Rain delayed play until early afternoon, with Alcaraz coming out after a 90-minute delay in hopes of finishing off Monfils after winning the first set but trailing in the tiebreaker from the night before.
The number 46 began the week here by knocking out surprise Montreal winner Alexei Popyrin of Australia.The poor run of form for seventh seed Casper Ruud continued as the Norwegian went down 6-3, 6-1 to Felix Auger-Aliassime in 68 minutes, with the Canadian sending down 14 aces.Women's top seed Iga Swiatek defeated Marta Kostyuk for the second time this season, powering into the quarterfinals by 6-2, 6-2.
Swiatek was able to finish off victory efficiently after struggling through three sets in the previous round to defeat Varvara Gracheva despite wasting a handful of match points.
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