After the Paris Olympic Games 2024, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from Canadian Open. The Spaniard had a week of rest before returning to compete in Cincinnati. This is considered his last momentum for the last Grand Slam of the year as the US Open.
Due to being the No. 2 seed of the tournament, Alcaraz was exempted from the first round. In the second round, he had the encounter of the old General Gael Monfils. Set 1 is not surprising when the defending champion Wimbledon won quite easily with a score of 6-4.
After this set, the match of Alcaraz and Monfils was delayed by rain. By the early morning of August 17, the two players returned to play, and the big shock happened in Cincinnati.
In set 2, Alcaraz has 4 chances to win the break in game 6 but cannot take advantage. The two players then had to pull together in a series of brain tie-breaks. Here, Monfils won 3 mini breaks and won close to 7-5.
Evalt 1-1, Monfils play more sublimated. Sang Set 3, the old French general won the break in game 3 and kept the advantage until the end of the set. He won 6-3 final and officially put his name in the third round.
Meanwhile, Alcaraz was eliminated in the opening match. Unable to keep calm, he smashed the racket right on the pitch and left the image not beautiful.
