Cincinnati Masters LIVE: Swiatek vs Gauff LIVE – Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz will look to seal spots in the final at the Cincinnati Masters 2023. World No.1 Alcaraz will face in-form Hubert Hurkacz in the semifinal on Saturday, 19th August 2023. Later in the day Djokovic and Alexander Zverev will face each other in a clash of former champions. The semifinal action for the day will however begin with World No.1 Iga Swiatek taking on Coco Gauff. The blockbuster clash is scheduled to begin at 8.30 PM IST.
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Men’s Singles
Carlos Alcaraz vs Hubert Hurkacz – 12.30 AM
Novak Djokovic vs Alexander Zverev – 3.30 AM
Women’s Singles
Iga Swiatek vs Coco Gauff – 8.30 PM
Aryna Sabalenka vs Karolina Muchova – 11.00 PM
Carlos Alcaraz vs Hubert Hurkacz
World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz will face an in-form Hubert Hurkacz in the semifinal of the Cincinnati Masters 2023. Alcaraz made it to the last-four after clinching a come-from behind 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win against Max Purcell in the quarterfinal. Alcaraz had to play three sets in all the matches so far in the tournament.
Hubert Hurkacz meanwhile enters the contest after clinching a straight set win against Alexei Popyrin in the quarterfinal. Hurkacz clinched victories in three sets in the first two rounds of the tournament against Thanasi Kokkinakis and Borna Coric. He then clinched an upset win against fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round. The Pole hopes to clinch another similar upset victory against the top seed.
Novak Djokovic vs Alexander Zverev
Novak Djokovic was at his phenomenal best against ninth seed Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinal. He dropped just four games against the American and reached the semifinal. He will now face former champion Alexander Zverev.
16th seed Zverev clinched a 6-2, 6-3 win against Adrian Mannarino to reach the semifinal. Earlier in the tournament, he knocked out third seed Daniil Medvedev by clinching a three-set win. It was the only game in the tournament in which he dropped a set.
Djokovic leads the head-to-head record 7-4 against Alexander Zverev. Their last meeting was at the ATP Finals in 2021 in which Zverev clinched a 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 win. The German hopes to replicate a similar show against the World No.2 veteran.
Women’s Singles
Cincinnati Masters LIVE: Swiatek faces Gauff in semis, Djokovic & Alcaraz eye spots in final
Iga Swiatek vs Coco Gauff
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek will face an in-form Coco Gauff in a blockbuster semifinal contest at the Cincinnati Masters 2023. After dropping a set against Quinwen Zheng in the third round, Swiatek came back in the quarterfinal and ousted Marketsa Vondrousova by sealing a 7-6, 6-1 victory.
Coco Gauff too is in terrific form. She is yet to drop a set in the tournament. The American sailed past Mayar Sherif, Linda Noskova and Jasmine Paolini in the three matches that she has played so far in the tournament.
Aryna Sabalenka vs Karolina Muchova
Aryna Sabalenka will be aiming to reach the final for the sixth time in a tournament this year. The second seed will face French Open finalist Karolina Muchova in the semifinal.
Muchova will be eyeing her first appearance in a final in the WTA Tour since the French Open. The Czech defeated 12th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia, Petra Martic and 8th seed Maria Sakkari, all in three sets in the first three rounds. In the quarterfinal, she was leading 3-0 against compatriot Marie Bouzkova before the latter pulled out of the contest.
The upcoming contest between Sabalenka and Muchova will be a repeat of the French Open semifinal this year. Muchova won the contest back then and Sabalenka eyes a revenge.
Where to watch Cincinnati Masters 2023 LIVE?
The matches can be watched LIVE on Sony LIV App and on Sony Sports Network channels on TV in India.
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