ATP Cincinnati Masters: Alcaraz secures his 50th win of the season, Zverev's match interrupted by heavy rain.

On August 12 local time, the ATP Cincinnati Masters featured the third round of the men's singles lower bracket, where second seed Alcaraz defeated Majchrzak 6-4/6-4, becoming the first player of the 2025 season to reach 50 wins, extending his Masters winning streak to 13 matches. Compared to his last match, the Spaniard displayed remarkable consistency, and he will face lucky loser Nardi in the fourth round, who advanced after his opponent Monfils withdrew, earning a retirement gift while leading 6-2/2-1.

Alcaraz

Ninth seed Rublev endured a marathon battle lasting 3 hours and 29 minutes, ultimately overcoming 21st seed Poprin with a score of 6-7(5)/7-6(5)/7-5, leveling their head-to-head record at 2-2. In the fourth round, he will compete against Kecmanovic, who fought for 3 hours and 8 minutes, saving 3 match points to defeat local player Opelka 6-7(4)/6-4/7-5.

Third seed Zverev's third-round match against Brandon Nakashima was forced to stop at 21:03 local time on Tuesday, shortly before heavy rain arrived. At that moment, Zverev was leading 6-4/5-4, just one game away from victory, and he will need to return the next day to complete the match. If Zverev wins, he will face last week's Toronto Masters runner-up Khachanov in the fourth round, who swept local wildcard Brooksby 6-3/6-3, improving his North American hard court season record to 7 wins and 1 loss, and rising to ninth in the rankings, just one step away from his career high.

Due to rain delays, the match between fifth seed Shelton and Spanish veteran Agut will be postponed until the next day, with the winner facing 22nd seed Lehecka in the fourth round, who defeated Australian player Walton 7-6(5)/7-6(3).

(Reported by Wang Fei, edited by Wang Fei, images by Visual China)