Diego Schwartzman and Aslan Karatsev will face one another in the Second round of the 2022 Cincinnati Open on Tuesday, August 16.
According to the oddsmakers, the world number 16’s opening round encounter was not going to be easy, and that’s exactly what happened for Diego Schwartzman. In the end, the Argentine won in three sets. Schwartzman won 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, gradually breaking down his opponent’s resistance. The first set went to serve until the 11th game, when Schwartzman lost his nerve and served off the first break-point of the set. Molcan took the lead by serving it out. Five serve breaks in six games in the second set, three of which went to Schwartzman, sealed the deal and gave him the momentum back.
Despite being a 9/5 underdog against Brandon Nakashima, Aslan Karatsev managed to put up a strong performance and complete a hard-fought straight-set win. Karatsev, who came into this tournament on a four-match losing streak that included opening losses in Washington and Montreal, defeated Nakashima 7-5, 7-5 in an hour and 38 minutes. Karatsev did not face a single break-point in the first set and converted one of three in the 11th game. Nakashima fought back in the second game to go 3-1 up, but dropped his serve the next game, and after saving three break-points in the next game, Karatsev completed the win with a break in the 11th.
Diego Schwartzman and Aslan Karatsev are scheduled to face one another in the Opening round of the 2022 Cincinnati Open on Tuesday, August 16. The tournament is scheduled to run from August 14 till August 21.
The 2022 Cincinnati Open will see six rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These include the round of 64, round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final for both men’s and women’s. The tournament is scheduled to commence on August 14 and conclude on August 21 this year.
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Competition Stage | Date |
Round of 64 | August 14 , 16 |
Round of 32 | August 16 , 17 |
Round of 16 | August 18 |
Quarter-finals | August 19 |
Semi-finals | August 20 |
Finals | August 21 |
Player | Seed |
Daniil Medvedev | 1 |
Rafael Nadal | 2 |
Carlos Alcaraz | 3 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4 |
Casper Ruud | 5 |
Andrey Rublev | 6 |
Felix Auger-Aliassime | 7 |
Hubert Hurkacz | 8 |
Country | Where to watch |
Australia | beIN Sports |
Canada | TSN/Sportsnet/TVA Sports |
India | Voot/Sports18 |
UK | Amazon Prime Video |
US | Tennis Channel |