World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz takes on qualifier Max Purcell within the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open, an ATP 1000 Masters occasion, on Friday.
The conflict is scheduled to be the third match on the Center Court on the sixth day of this yr’s version.
When and the place to observe?
The Cincinnati Open quarterfinal between Carlos Alcaraz and Max Purcell will likely be stay streamed in India on SonyLiv from 12:30AM IST on August 19.
Top seed Alcaraz comes into the quarterfinal match after a tricky three-set win over Tommy Paul, avenging final week’s loss to the American at Canadian Open. The 20-year-old Spaniard is the tour chief with 51 match wins.
Alcaraz is aiming for his seventh trophy of 2023 as he prepares for the US Open title defence inside a fortnight.
Australia’s Purcell is taking part in within the quarterfinals of a Masters occasion for the primary time and it has not been straightforward for him to achieve this stage. He needed to first beat French teenager Luca Van Assche and compatriot Alexei Popyrin – each in three units – to make it previous the qualifying spherical.
World No. 70 Purcell then defeated South Africa’s Lloyd Harris 6-4, 6-4 within the opening spherical earlier than taking down fifth-seeded Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to file the most important win of his profession.
A loss for Alcaraz may make the battle for No. 1 spot within the ATP Rankings fascinating as in that case, World No. 2 Novak Djokovic will solely have to achieve the ultimate to go previous the Spaniard.
Head-to-head file
This would be the first-ever assembly between Alcaraz and Purcell. The Spaniard has a 5-0 principal draw win-loss file in opposition to Australians.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com