Alcaraz and Sinner advance to the quarterfinals; Sabalenka defeats Bouzas in another rainy day

Washington (EFE).- Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the quarterfinals this Wednesday, while in the women’s draw Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka eliminated Spaniard Jéssica Bouzas on another day marked by rain at the Cincinnati Open (United States).

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Alcaraz, world number 2, played his most complete match against the Italian Luca Nardi (number 98), whom he defeated 6-1 and 6-4 in one hour and 20 minutes. “My best match in this tournament. I’m getting better and better, in every training session and in every match. Very happy with how I’ve been feeling the ball and moving today,” Alcaraz said in on-court interviews after the match. The Murcian will face Russian Andrey Rublev, number 11 in the world, in the quarterfinals, who eliminated Argentine Francisco Comesaña (n.71) this Wednesday, who was making his debut in a fourth round of a Masters 1,000 tournament. Rublev defeated Comesaña 6-2 and 6-3 in one hour and 4 minutes to leave Cincinnati without the last Argentine representative.
For his part, the Italian Jannik Sinner, number 1 in the world and defending the title in Cincinnati, advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino (n.89) by 6-4 and 7-6(4) in one hour and 48 minutes. Sinner’s match was interrupted by a stoppage of almost three hours due to the rain that made an appearance for the second consecutive day in Cincinnati, a tournament that does not have indoor courts. The match between American Ben Shelton (No. 6) and Spaniard Roberto Bautista (No. 53) was also interrupted by rain, with the winner ultimately prevailing in Toronto with a score of 7-6(3) and 6-3. In fact, the match between Shelton and Bautista was the last third-round match to be played, pending since Tuesday due to the rain. Sabalenka Stops Bouzas
In the women’s draw, world number 1, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, stopped the Spanish player Jéssica Bouzas, who is climbing positions in the WTA ranking with the best tennis of her professional career. Sabalenka, defending champion, defeated Bouzas (No. 42) 6-1 and 7-5 in one hour and 21 minutes. Bouzas arrives at the US Open after having achieved the best results of her career in recent weeks: first fourth round in a ‘Grand Slam’ at Wimbledon and first quarterfinals in a WTA 1,000 in Montreal. Also played this Wednesday the Polish Iga Swiatek (n.3), who defeated the Romanian Sorana Cirstea by 6-4 and 6-3. This Thursday the quarterfinals begin in the men’s tournament, while in the women’s tournament half of the round of 16 is still to be played. Sinner will open the round, facing Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime (No. 28), while Dane Holger Rune (No. 9) and Frenchman Terence Atmane will play another match. In the women’s category, the match between American Coco Gauff (No. 2) and Italian Lucia Bronzetti stands out.