Top seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain will meet Australia’s Jordan Thompson in the second round of the 2023 ATP Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday, August 15. Get the predictions and odds of this Carlos Alcaraz v Jordan Thompson match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Carlos Alcaraz v Jordan Thompson Head to Head
This will be a first meeting between the two.
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Alcaraz Is 49-5 in 2023
After suffering a frustrating defeat to Tommy Paul in the quarterfinal of the Canadian Masters, Carlos Alcaraz will look to make a fast start at the Cincinnati Masters this week.
The 20-year-old world no. 1 is making his third appearance in the tournament. He lost out in the opening round in 2021, but made it to the quarterfinal last year.
Alcaraz, who missed the Australian leg of the tour in January and February due to an injury, is 49-5 this season. He has featured in seven finals, winning six of them, which include the titles in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, Queen’s and Wimbledon. The only final he lost this year was in Rio.
Overall, Alcaraz is a 12-time champion from 15 finals and he is 4-0 in Masters 1000 finals and 2-0 in Grand Slam finals.
Despite his defeat in the last eight stage in Toronto, he has started as the favourite in this tournament and is expected to get off to a flying start.
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Gritty Thompson Holds Off Isner
World no. 55 Jordan Thompson made a good start, defeating John Isnr in two tiebreakers on Monday.
The Aussie, who defeated Alexandre Müller and Marc-Andrea Huesler in the qualifiers respectively, needed two hours to beat the world no. 106 Isner, 7-6. (7-5), 7-6 (7-2).
Thompson withstood 20 aces from the American. He also struck just 14 winners to 30 from Isner, but made just 9 unforced errors to Isner’s 18.
This is the first time that Thompson has reached the second round at the Cincinnati Masters. The 29-year-old, who is 16-16 at the tour level this year, now has the uphill task of causing an upset win against the world no. 1.
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Alcaraz v Thompson Prediction and Tip
The way Alcaraz has been playing this year, he is likely to end up wining a few more titles before the season draws to a close. He is a heavy favourite against the Aussie and should advance without much trouble.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Alcaraz to win: 1/6
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 20.5 games in the match: 4/5
The 2023 ATP Cincinnati Open will be played from August 13 to 20. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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