Mensik withdraws, Nardi advances to the round of 16 and will face Alcaraz. Jasmine Paolini also advances.
The men's Masters 1000 and women's WTA 1000 tournaments are underway in Cincinnati. Jasmine Paolini beats American Ashlyn Krueger , ranked 35th in the WTA and seeded 26th, 7-6, 6-1. Bronzetti, ranked 61st, challenges Latvian Elena Ostapenko . In the men's Masters, Luca Nardi, who was reinstated in the main draw, takes advantage of the withdrawal of Czech Jakub Mensik and advances to the round of 16 (6-2, 2-1 ret.).
Alcaraz defeats Medjedovic: now the challenge against Nardi
Carlos Alcaraz beats Serbian Hamed Medjedovic (6-4 6-4) and flies to the round of 16: on Thursday he faces Italian Luca Nardi
Nardi flies to the round of 16
Luca Nardi defeated Jakub Mensik , who retired in the second set (6-2, 2-1) after suffering a physical problem. Now, in the round of 16, he faces Carlos Alcaraz (who is winning against Medjedovic).
Nardi wins the first set
Luca Nardi easily wins the first set against Mensik: 6-2. He breaks the first and seventh games. The Italian gets off to a great start on serve, hitting 92% of his first serves.
Paolini beats Krueger 7-6 6-1
With a dominant second set, Jasmine Paolini defeated Ashley Krueger , world No. 35, in straight sets: 7-6, 6-1 and advances to the round of 16. Awaiting her is Czech Barbora Krejcikova.
Paolini runs riot in the second set
Jasmine Paolini doubled her lead in the second set. The Italian player took a 4-1 lead over American Krueger.
Nardi leads by a break in the first set
Lucky Nardi immediately breaks the Czech Mensik's serve and takes a 3-1 lead in the first set
Alcaraz wins the first set
Carlos Alcaraz wins the first set against Serbian Medjedovic 6-4. The break in the seventh game proves decisive.
Paolini wins the first set
Jasmine Paolini won the first set in a tiebreak (7-2) after dominating the American's service games. It was the Italian player's third consecutive tiebreak win, following two against Sakkari.
Paolini goes to the tie-break
Jasmine Paolini cancels a set point for her opponent, on her own serve and drags the first set to a tie-break
Musetti-Sonego wins the doubles
The all-Italian doubles team of Lorenzo Musetti and Lorenzo Sonego defeated the Argentine pair Maximo Gonzalex and Andres Molteni 6-3, 7-5. Lehecka and Mensik advance to the next round.
Paolini-Krueger: Balance returns
Jasmine Paolini fails to hold her serve, losing again to Kruegere in the eighth game. The American does well in the next game, holding her serve, saving two break points.
Alcaraz on the pitch
The match between Carlos Alcaraz and Serbian Hamad Medjedovic, number 72 in the ATP rankings, begins.
Another break for Paolini
Jasmine Paolini immediately regained the lead in the first set, breaking the American's serve for the second time. In the sixth game, she then held her own service game (at 30): 4-2
Paolini-Krueger 2-2
The Italian tennis player first breaks against the American Krueger, but in the fourth game she immediately loses her service game and suffers a counterbreak: 2-2
Play resumes in Cincinnati
After a rain-related interruption of about 45 minutes, the players returned to the Cincinnati hard court. Jasmine Paolini took the field against American Krueger.
Rain stop
It's raining heavily in Cincinnati, and Paolini and Krueger return to the locker room. All other matches are also suspended.
Rain is coming, Paolini-Krueger are forced to stop immediately.
After just two points, the match between Paolini and Krueger was interrupted due to rain. The two players remained on the court waiting to see if the suspension would be for a few minutes or if they would have to return to the locker room.
Paolini on the field
Jasmine Paolini on the field for warm-up
Paolini will be on the field soon
The match between Barbora Krejcikova and Iva Jovic ended on Grandstand Court, with the former winning 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Jasmine Paolini and Ashlyn Krueger will next take the court.
Forward Bolelli and Vavassori
Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori have qualified for the round of 16. The Italian pair defeated the American Nathaniel Lammons and Dutchman David Pel 6-4, 6-4.
Program underway
The Cincinnati schedule has begun. Play will be on Centre Court (Opelka vs. Comesana), Grandstand (Jovic vs. Krejcikova), Court 3 (Popryrin vs. Rublev), and Champion's Court (Seidel vs. Kessler). Bolelli and Vavassori will also be playing in the second round of the doubles tournament.
Nardi on the hunt for another feat
Having been reinstated in the main draw, Luca Nardi is now aiming for the round of 16. The 22-year-old from Pesaro faces Czech Jakub Mensik, born in 2005 and ranked No. 17, the 16th seed. Their only previous match dates back to 2024, in the Miami qualifiers, when the Prostejov native won 6-4, 6-2. The match between Nardi and Mensik will be played on Court 3 and will be the second of a program starting at 5:00 PM.
Paolini and Bronzetti
Jasmine Paolini , ranked No. 9 and seeded No. 7 in the main draw, after a difficult debut—straight to the second round—overcomes Greece's Sakkari, now faces American Ashlyn Krueger, a WTA No. 35 and the 26th seed, for the first time in her career. The match will be played on Grandstand Court and will be the second of a program starting at 5 p.m. Italian time. Lucia Bronzetti , ranked No. 61 in the main draw, after coming from behind to defeat China's Zhu in her opening match and then eliminating Australian Kasatkina, ranked No. 17 and seeded No. 15, will face Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko, ranked No. 30 and seeded No. 23. The 28-year-old from Riga won quite clearly in her only previous meeting with the Rimini native, played in the first round on the clay of Roland Garros in 2022. Bronzetti's match will be played on Court 3 and will be the fourth of a program that also starts at 5 pm in Italy.
The Italians on the field today in Cincinnati
After Sinner 's success, which qualified him for the round of 16 where he'll face Frenchman Mannarino , it's the turn of three more Italians in the third round in Cincinnati. Luca Nardi faces Czech Mensik, Jasmine Paolini faces American Ashlyn Krueger, and Lucia Bronzetti faces Latvian Jelena Ostapenko.
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