Carlos Alcaraz beats Marin Cilic at Cincinnati Open to set up Cameron Norrie quarter-final clash
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Updated 19/08/2022 at 08:13 GMT
Carlos Alcaraz beat Marin Cilic in straight sets to progress to the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters where he will play Britain’s Cameron Norrie. Alcaraz won a tight first set before dominating the second as he showed signs of the superb form that saw him win two ATP 1000 Masters titles earlier in the season. The 19-year-old is the youngest quarter-finalist in Cincinnati since 2006.
Highlights: Alcaraz charges into quarter-finals after dominating Cilic
Carlos Alcaraz says his confidence is “pretty high” as he won in straight sets against Marin Cilic in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.
Alcaraz, who can surpass Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev as world No. 2 in the ATP rankings if he becomes champion in Cincinnati, beat Cilic 7-6(4) 6-1.
He will play Cameron Norrie in the quarter-finals after the Briton beat American debutant Ben Shelton.
“I know that Marin is a really aggressive player,” said Alcaraz. “I had to be really focussed on the match.
"I knew that it was going to be a tough match, that I had to be [mentally] in the match all the time. I knew that I was going to have my chances to break his big serve. So I'm really happy with the performance and the focus in the match.
“I am serving really well so I will just train a little bit more tomorrow before the quarter-finals. But I have the confidence pretty high."
Norrie next for Alcaraz
Alcaraz had played just one match in the North American swing prior to this week, after he lost in the opening round to Tommy Paul at the Canadian Open.
The 19-year-old is showing signs of the superb form that saw him win the Miami Open and the Madrid Open earlier this year.
If the Spaniard wants to win his third ATP 1000 Masters title, he will have to beat Britain’s Norrie who cruised into the last eight with a 6-0 6-2 victory over Shelton.
Elsewhere, Borna Coric defeated Roberto Bautista Agut to reach his first ATP 1000 quarter-final in three years, Felix Auger-Aliassime beat Jannik Sinner with Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Stefanos Tisitsipas and John Isner also progressing earlier in the day.
Cincinnati Masters 2022: Men’s quarter-final line-up
- Daniil Medvedev vs Taylor Fritz
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs John Isner
- Cameron Norrie vs Carlos Alcaraz
- Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Borna Corcic
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