Carlos Alcaraz battled past unseeded Australian Jordan Thompson 7-5 4-6 6-3 to reach the Cincinnati Open third round on Tuesday as the world number one wobbled again in his build-up to the U.S. Open starting later this month.
An off-colour Alcaraz trailed midway through the opening set which was briefly halted by rain, but the 20-year-old recovered to break Thompson's serve having squandered eight opportunities earlier and clawed his way back to 4-4 with a hold.
An early break handed Alcaraz the advantage in the decider and the Spaniard slowly returned to his dominant best to claim his 50th tour level win of 2023 in a little over three hours. Korda, who has suffered a handful of early exits since reaching the Queen's Club semi-finals, appeared to have the edge as he converted a breakpoint in the third game.
"I was a little nervous coming into the match as I know I need to defend my title, so I put a little more expectation on myself," Coric said.Top American Fritz mustered all of his resources in an epic 30-point first set tiebreak with Lehecka. Gael Monfils also advanced with a 3-6 6-4 6-3 victory over Briton Cameron Norrie after requiring a medical timeout late in the opening set to tend to his left calf.
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