ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Carlos Alcaraz, Andrey Rublev, Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev are going to play on Friday at the Cincinnati Open on P&G CENTER COURT.

[SEE DRAW and ORDER OF PLAY]

Carlos Alcaraz vs. Andrey Rublev

Head to head 3-1 for Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz will take on Andrey Rublev

in the quarter for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 3:00 pm on P&G CENTER COURT.

Carlos Alcaraz: ranking and results

Ranked no. 2, Alcaraz got to the quarter after beating Damir Dzumhur 6-1 2-6 6-3, Hamad Medjedovic 6-4 6-4 and Luca Nardi 6-1 6-4.

Alcaraz has a 51-6 win-loss record in 2025, 13-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was winning the title in Rotterdam where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2 and in Carlo where he beat Lorenzo Musetti in the final 3-6 6-1 6-0 and in Rome where he beat Jannik Sinner in the final 7-6(5) 6-1 and at the French Open where he overcame Jannik Sinner in the final 4-6 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3) 7-6(2) and in London where he beat Jiri Lehecka in the final 7-5 6-7(5) 6-2.

Last year in Cincinnati Carlos surrendered in the 2nd round 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 to Gael Monfils.

Andrey Rublev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 11, the Russian reached the quarter after beating Learner Tien 7-6(4) 6-3, Alexei Popyrin 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-5 and Francisco Comesana 6-2 6-3.

The Russian has a 29-18 win-loss record in 2025, 13-8 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the year was winning the title in Doha where he defeated Jack Draper in the final 7-5 5-7 6-1.

Last year in Cincinnati Rublev had to surrender in the quarter 4-6 7-5 6-4 to Jannik Sinner.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 5th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Andrey Rublev face off. Their current record is 3-1 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time they competed against each other, Alcaraz won 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 4th round in Wimbledon back in July 2025.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Carlos Alcaraz is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Alcaraz -> 1.22
Andrey Rublev -> 4.3

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Ben Shelton vs. Alexander Zverev

Head to head 3-0 for Zverev

Ben Shelton will square off with Alexander Zverev in the quarter for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on P&G CENTER COURT.

Ben Shelton: ranking and results

Ranked no. 6 (career high), the American reached the quarter after beating Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-3 3-1 ret., Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(3) 6-3 and Jiri Lehecka 6-4 6-4.

Shelton has a 35-16 win-loss record in 2025, 21-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the current year was winning the title in Toronto where he defeated Karen Khachanov in the final 6-7(5) 6-4 7-6(3).

Last year in Cincinnati Ben had to surrender in the quarter 3-6 7-6(3) 7-5 to Alexander Zverev.

Alexander Zverev: ranking and results

Ranked no. 3, the German reached the quarter after defeating Nishesh Basavareddy 6-3 6-3, Brandon Nakashima 6-4 6-4 and Karen Khachanov 7-5 3-0 ret..

The German has a 42-15 win-loss record in 2025, 18-5 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Munich where he beat Ben Shelton in the final 6-2 6-4.

Last year in Cincinnati Alexander lost in the semifinal 7-6(9) 5-7 7-6(4) to Jannik Sinner.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 4th time that Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev clash against each other. Their current head to head is 3-0 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time they squared off, Zverev won 7-6(8) 7-6(1) in the semifinal in Stuttgart back in June 2025.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Zverev who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Alexander Zverev is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Zverev -> 2.22
Ben Shelton -> 1.66

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