Carlos Alcaraz beat Jordan Thompson 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in the Western & Southern Open opener to record his 50th victory of the year in a personal best performance.
Alcaraz didn’t recover from his drained performance in the first set, which featured 26 unforced errors, and maintained it into the third set, which got underway shortly before 12:30 a.m. Alcaraz failed to convert four break points on either side of the break and required a ninth break point in the eighth game of the first set to finally break through.
Alcaraz had extremely quick court coverage and defended some incredible serves in his match with Thompson. After being defeated in the opening sets, his movement on the court was quite swift, and he later got very quick to win the match.
ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS 😱
A rainmaker from @carlosalcaraz #CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/duh2swMBc7
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 16, 2023
Alcaraz in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWLW Currently ranked no.1, the Spaniard achieved a 50-5 record in 2023. Carlos is currently playing in Cincinnati where he managed to beat the world no.55 Jordan Thompson 7-5 4-6 6-3.
The Spaniard conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz reached the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Alcaraz won 12 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz is scheduled to compete next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of August.
