Day 9 on the Cincinnati Open noticed the semi-final lineup accomplished, with Alexander Zverev powering previous Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-2, and Carlos Alcaraz surviving a tense three-setter in opposition to Andrey Rublev.
Zverev was dominant on serve and in rallies, exposing the hole between the highest three seeds and the remainder of the pack, although he struggled with respiration points late within the match which hopefully doesn’t play a task tomorrow.
Alcaraz, in the meantime, twice broke within the decider in opposition to Rublev, failing to serve it out at 5-3 however sealing victory 7-5 to advance to his twelfth Masters 1000 semi-final.
Full recap, match stats and highlights under.
Day 9 Cincinnati Open 2025 Quarter Closing Outcomes
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Zverev (3) | Ben Shelton (5) | 6-2 6-2 |
| Carlos Alcaraz (2) | Alexander Zverev (9) | 6-3 4-6 7-5 |
Alexander Zverev def. Ben Shelton, 6-2, 6-2
Alexander Zverev crushed Toronto champion Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-2 in 77 minutes to succeed in the Cincinnati Open semi-finals.
My pre match choose was Shelton (purely worth odds) however he hit the wall right here, as Zverev dominated his second serve (15/19 factors gained) and impartial rallies, saving the lone break level he confronted whereas profitable 81% of first-serve factors.
The one drawback Zverev confronted had been respiration difficulties and a few dizziness within the second set however he powered by and I believe this match exhibits there’s a big-ish hole between the highest 3 seeds and people behind.
Proper now I’m not feeling too nice, we’ll see I’ve a day to get recent and to hopefully really feel 100% once more. I’m undecided what occurred, I got here out right this moment and possibly felt the most effective I did in a couple of months, feeling the ball extremely effectively from either side. Finish of the primary set began feeling not so nice and obtained progressively worse. I’m gonna do every part I can to be 100% tomorrow. Zverev on his situation.
Match Stats
| Ben Shelton | Alexander Zverev | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 18 | 13 |
| Unforced Errors | 27 | 13 |
| Aces | 12 | 5 |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 |
| 1st Serve % | 67% (39/58) | 65% (32/49) |
| 1st Serve Factors Received | 67% (26/39) | 81% (26/32) |
| 2nd Serve Factors Received | 21% (4/19) | 53% (9/17) |
| Break Factors Saved | 64% (7/11) | 100% (1/1) |
| Service Video games | 50% (4/8) | 100% (8/8) |
| 1st Return Factors Received | 19% (6/32) | 33% (13/39) |
| 2nd Return Factors Received | 47% (8/17) | 79% (15/19) |
| Break Factors Received | 0% (0/1) | 36% (4/11) |
| Return Video games | 0% (0/8) | 50% (4/8) |
| Strain Factors | 58% (7/12) | 42% (5/”12) |
| Service Factors | 52% (30/58) | 71% (35/49) |
| Return Factors | 29% (14/49) | 48% (28/58) |
| Web Factors | 44% (4/9) | 67% (8/12) |
| Complete Factors | 41% (44/107) | 59% (63/107) |
| Match Factors Saved | 0 | |
| Max Factors In A Row | 5 | 6 |
| Complete Video games | 25% (4/16) | 75% (12/16) |
| Max Video games In A Row | 1 | 5 |
Highlights
Carlos Alcaraz def. Andrey Rublev, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
Carlos Alcaraz battled by a nervy third set to defeat ninth seed Andrey Rublev 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, reaching his twelfth ATP Masters 1000 semi-final.
Carlos hasn’t seemed specatuclar to this point however he’s profitable and did so right this moment regardless of 15 unforced errors and three double faults within the decider.
He didn’t serve out the match when he broke to guide 5-3, however he broke once more when main 6-5 because of a Rublev double fault to win after two hours and 17 minutes.
It’s simply [about] accepting the second, accepting that I’m taking part in a 3rd set, accepting that it’s going to be a extremely robust battle, and I really like that. It was excessive situations, however I simply love taking part in in entrance of this power. I’m simply actually glad to dwell these sorts of experiences, so I simply remind myself of that in these moments. I maintained optimistic ideas on a regular basis, despite the fact that I misplaced focus a couple of occasions in the course of the second set. Taking part in somebody like Andrey, if you lose concentrate on two or three factors, it [can] value you the set or nearly the match. I simply stayed robust mentally and that’s what I’m most happy with. Alcaraz on his win.
Match Stats
| Andrey Rublev | Carlo Alcaraz | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 27 | 27 |
| Unforced Errors | 34 | 32 |
| Aces | 11 | 11 |
| Double Faults | 8 | 4 |
| 1st Serve % | 64% (61/95) | 62% (53/86) |
| 1st Serve Factors Received | 70% (43/61) | 75% (40/53) |
| 2nd Serve Factors Received | 47% (17/36) | 52% (17/33) |
| Break Factors Saved | 33% (2/6) | 0% (0/2) |
| Service Video games | 75% (12/16) | 87% (13/15) |
| 1st Return Factors Received | 25% (13/53) | 30% (18/61) |
| 2nd Return Factors Received | 48% (16/33) | 53% (19/36) |
| Break Factors Received | 100% (2/2) | 67% (4/6) |
| Return Video games | 13% (2/15) | 25% (4/16) |
| Strain Factors | 50% (4/8) | 50% (4/8) |
| Service Factors | 63% (60/95) | 66% (57/86) |
| Return Factors | 34% (29/86) | 37% (35/95) |
| Web Factors | 67% (8/12) | 130% (13/10) |
| Complete Factors | 49% (89/181) | 51% (92/181) |
| Match Factors Saved | 0 | 0 |
| Max Factors In A Row | 5 | 6 |
| Complete Video games | 45% (14/31) | 55% (17/31) |
| Max Video games In A Row | 3 | 3 |
Highlights
Cincinnati Open 2025 Day 10 Semi Closing Matches
- Jannik Sinner (1) vs Terence Atmane (Q)
- Alexander Zverev (3) vs Carlos Alcaraz (2)
