Sabalenka, Zverev out of Cincinnati Open
Top seeds, Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev, crashed out of the Cincinnati Open in a matter of hours on a rainy fourth-round day of action. American Tommy Paul saved a match point on the way to a 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 upset of Germany’s Zverev on Wednesday. But the biggest shock came on the women’s … The post Sabalenka, Zverev out of Cincinnati Open appeared first on Ghanaian Times .
Top-ranked seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Alexander Zverev were eliminated from the Cincinnati Open in quick succession amid a rainy day of play. American Tommy Paul ultimately defeated Zverev 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4, saving a match point in the process. However, the most surprising elimination occurred on the women's side, as Czech Sara Bejlek, ranked 35th, defeated Sabalenka 7-6 (9/7), 6-4 in a hard-fought match that concluded just after midnight.
Zverev's match was halted by rain for 90 minutes in the seventh game of the second set and experienced additional interruptions with court drying. Despite a chance to close it out at 6-5 in the tiebreaker, Zverev's effort ended with a volley hit into the net. The German player regained momentum in the deciding set with a break, taking 4-2, but Paul rebounded to secure a 5-4 lead and his third victory over Zverev in their last four matchups.
Second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada also fell, losing 6-3, 6-4 to American Frances Tiafoe. Paul will next face Roland Garros quarterfinalist Flavio Cobolli, who battled for two and a half hours to overcome Spain's Rafael Jodar, 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.
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