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Alcaraz, Monfils face nervous wait after rain hits Cincy

Carlos Alcaraz has a nervous night of sleep ahead after his second-round match with Gael Monfils was left balancing on a knife’s edge Thursday night when rain cancelled play for the night.

Alcaraz took the first set 6-4 but found himself down 1/3 in the second-set tie-break when players were forced from the court. The match will resume Friday not before 12:30 p.m., with the winner needing to pull double duty later in the day against 15th seed Holger Rune.

Playing his first hard-court tournament since Miami in March, and his first event since winning a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, the 21-year-old Alcaraz saved a set point on serve at 5-6 in the second set to force a tie-break.

The World No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings leads Monfils 2-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series.

Seventh seed Casper Ruud and Felix Auger-Aliassime are yet to begin their second-round match, which will now be played Friday. The winner will then return to court later to face Jack Draper.

ORDER OF PLAY - FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2024
CENTER COURT start 11:00 am
WTA - [1] I. Swiatek (POL) vs [15] M. Kostyuk (UKR)

Not Before 12:30 pm
Second Round - ATP - G. Monfils (FRA) vs [2] C. Alcaraz (ESP) 46 66
Third Round - ATP - [1] J. Sinner (ITA) vs J. Thompson (AUS)

Not Before 3:00 pm
Third Round - After Suitable Rest - ATP - [15] H. Rune (DEN) vs G. Monfils (FRA) or [2] C. Alcaraz (ESP)
WTA MATCH
Third Round - ATP - F. Tiafoe (USA) vs J. Lehecka (CZE)

P&G GRANDSTAND start 11:00 am
ATP - [3] A. Zverev (GER) vs [PR] P. Carreno Busta (ESP)

Not Before 12:30 PM
WTA - [7] Q. Zheng (CHN) vs [Q] M. Frech (POL)

Not Before 1:00 PM
WTA - [3] A. Sabalenka vs E. Svitolina (UKR)
WTA - D. Shnaider vs L. Fernandez (CAN)

Not Before 7:00 pm
ATP - [7] C. Ruud (NOR) or F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN) vs J. Draper (GBR)
WTA - [7] D. Schuurs (NED) / L. Stefani (BRA) vs [3] A. Muhammad (USA) / E. Routliffe (NZL)

HOLCIM STADIUM 3 start 11:00 am
Third Round - ATP - [WC] B. Nakashima (USA) vs [6] A. Rublev

Not Before 12:30 pm
Second Round - ATP - [7] C. Ruud (NOR) vs F. Auger-Aliassime (CAN)

Not Before 1:00 pm
Third Round - ATP - [12] B. Shelton (USA) vs F. Marozsan (HUN)
Third Round - ATP - [5] H. Hurkacz (POL) vs F. Cobolli (ITA)

Not Before 5:00 pm
WTA MATCH

After Suitable Rest
WTA - [1] K. Siniakova (CZE) / T. Townsend (USA) vs [OSE] L. Fernandez (CAN) / Y. Putintseva (KAZ)

COURT 10 start 11:00 am
WTA - [10] L. Samsonova vs [LL] E. Avanesyan (ARM)

Not Before 12:30 PM
WTA - [WC] C. Wozniacki (DEN) vs A. Pavlyuchenkova
WTA - M. Andreeva vs [5] J. Paolini (ITA)

Not Before 2:30 PM
WTA - P. Badosa (ESP) vs Y. Putintseva (KAZ)

After Suitable Rest
WTA - [4] S. Errani (ITA) / J. Paolini (ITA) vs [OSE] L. Noskova (CZE) / D. Shnaider

COURT 4 start 11:00 am
Second Round - ATP - [1] M. Granollers (ESP) / H. Zeballos (ARG) vs H. Nys (MON) / J. Zielinski (POL)

Not Before 12:30 pm
Second Round - ATP - [7] H. Heliovaara (FIN) / H. Patten (GBR) vs W. Koolhof (NED) / N. Mektic (CRO) 67(3) 22
Second Round - ATP - [5] S. Bolelli (ITA) / A. Vavassori (ITA) vs I. Dodig (CRO) / J. Murray (GBR)
Quarterfinals - ATP - [3] R. Ram (USA) / J. Salisbury (GBR) vs [WC] M. McDonald (USA) / A. Michelsen (USA)

COURT 7 start 12:00 pm
WTA - T. Mihalikova (SVK) / O. Nicholls (GBR) vs H. Dart (GBR) / E. Perez (AUS)

Not Before 1:00 PM
WTA - [6] J. Pegula (USA) vs K. Muchova (CZE)

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