By Richard Pagliaro | Sunday, August 10, 2025
Photo Credit: Cincinnati Open Facebook
One month after Jannik sinful decent Carlos Alcaraz In the Wimbledon final, the world No.2 renewed its rivalry with the highest Italian, directing the ball deep into a golf course in Ohio.
Today, Alcaraz began his return to Cincinnati, leaving the opening set before hitting himself in Deep Rough.
After all, Alcaraz used every club in his bag to defeat Damir dzumhur 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in its open opening of cincinnati.
In his first match since he lost to sin 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, in Wimbledon’s final, Alcaraz showed some rust in the first set, fell into a slow hole in the second set, then broke twice in decision-making to prevent a tough dzumhur.
This was the first match of Alcaraz’s difficult court since his startling loss with three groups to David Goffin in his opening in Miami Open.
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moment @Carlosalcaraz Finished a wild with dzumhur to extend his masters by winning the line at 12! #Cincytennis Pic.twitter.com/kw6nr8Tiab
– Tenis TV (@tennistv) August 10, 2025
Alcaraz converted five of the 10 resting points versus Dzumhur 5’9 “, but did not spare any of the three resting points he faced, followed 44 uninhabited errors and suffered some concentration errors. Alcaraz scored some major strokes, built a 4-1 lead at the last of the defect and the end of the service and Seven.
Still, despite his wrong steps, Alcaraz pierced a deep return forward, then exploited the only fault of his day’s opponent to break again for 5-3.
Serving for the third round, Alcaraz released an explosion 131 km per hour and closed in one hour, 41 minutes.
After shaking his hands, Alcaraz returned to court and exploded in a “vamos! Vamos!” Scream expressing both excitement and relief.
Royal champion Roland Garros marked his 49th best victory of the season by placing a third round collision with Hamad Medjedovic or Tallon Griespoor.
Alcaraz grew up looking for tennis heroes Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.
At the opening set, the Spaniard tributes seven times the champion of Cincinnati Feder presenting the famous Sabr attack on Switzerland Maestro. Alcaraz ran down a challenging blow to win the scheduled point in the seventh match.
Then explosive Alcaraz recalled Sabr by taking a full sprint until a second service return, successfully forcing the mistake to mark his third rest and capture a lead with a set after just 29 minutes of play.
Although Alcaraz was in the freestation through the first set that collapsed in the second.
The five-time Grand Slam sample coughs 17 mistakes forced in the second set, injecting dzumhur with confidence and aggression.
In a slow fourth game, Alcaraz hit a volleyball, scored a preface, then bald a good car well by donating Dzumhur The Break and a 2-1 lead.
The 33-year-old Bosnian left 12 out of 13 points in a stretch, wrapping a pair of love holding around that rest for a 3-1 lead.
Struggling to win points from his second service, Alcaraz pushed a routine volley as long as Dzumhur marked his second direct rest for 4-1.
By pumping his fist in his box, world no. 56 supported the rest for 5-1. Alcaraz made successive return errors – 16 and 17 of his group – after Dzumhur captured the second group to force a decision maker.
Breeze Alcaraz through a love for a 2-1 lead in decision makers. Then the pair produced a pronounced game of wrapping.
Alcaraz speed ran down a shot, threw a volleyball stretched, then turned back to the net sprinted again at the beginning and a Tomahawk forehand passed by extending the fourth game to Deuce. Drilling a diagonal vanguard gave alcaraz rest and a 3-1 lead.
Heat behavior
360 degrees of filth by @Carlosalcaraz #Cincytennis pic.twitter.com/a1f5kon4xd
– Tenis TV (@tennistv) August 10, 2025
By making a quick blow, Alcaraz lasted the lead to 4-1 and seemed to be in total command.
But a protected dzumhur continued to fight and Alcaraz betrayed his cause with a quick blow, while growing up again.
“Alcaraz with River Card” 😱@Carlosalcaraz #Cincytennis pic.twitter.com/6fwa69newa
– Tenis TV (@tennistv) August 10, 2025
The double fault at the rest point gave Alcaraz an important 5-3 lead and he took care of the business in the last match. An adventurous victory up and down that sends the Spaniard to the third round.
