Zverev one recreation from victory when rain halts Cincinnati play for the night time – ATP Tour

World No. 3 Alexander Zverev faces a nervous sleep Tuesday night time after being denied the chance to serve out his third-round Cincinnati Open night match towards Brandon Nakashima.
The 2021 event champion had simply damaged for a 6-4, 5-4 lead when gamers have been pressured from the court docket at 9:03 p.m. as a result of lightning within the space. Heavy rain quickly adopted and fewer than half-hour later officers cancelled all remaining play for the night time.

When play resumes Wednesday Zverev will try to serve out the match and set a fourth-round showdown with Karen Khachanov, who upset the German in final week’s Toronto semi-finals after saving one match level.
Khachanov, who pushed Ben Shelton to a third-set tie-break within the Toronto last, improved to 7-1 on the North American hard-court season with a 6-3, 6-3 win over American wild card Jenson Brooksby. He’s up three locations to No. 9 within the PIF ATP Reside Rankings this week, only one spot beneath his career-high.

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Final 12 months Khachanov went 2-4 in the course of the North American summer time, a hunch that included a first-round loss on the US Open. However he received 12 of his last 14 matches of the season and has gone 29-17 this season, in accordance with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
“I ended final 12 months on a excessive observe after which had low season,” Khachanov stated. “I had stage firstly of the 12 months however I simply wasn’t successful the shut ones. However I began to have higher leads to the clay season after which the grass season. I am actually joyful to be enjoying persistently and passing by means of the rounds.”
 
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