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Fabian Marozsan Beats Weary Gael Monfils To Set Up Ben Shelton Showdown | Tennis News

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Fabian Marozsan Beats Weary Gael Monfils To Set Up Ben Shelton Showdown | Tennis News

[ad_1] Fabian Marozsan in action© AFPFabian Marozsan held his nerve to beat veteran Gael Monfils in three sets on the opening day of the Auckland Classic on Monday and set up a clash with top seed Ben Shelton. Ahead of the Australian Open, the 61st-ranked Marozsan outlasted the 37-year-old Frenchman 6-4, 6-7 (6/8), 7-6 (7/4). The 24-year-old Hungarian, who produced a stunning win over world number two Carlos Alcaraz last year in Rome, said: "I'm happy to beat Monfils, he's a great player. "He was a top-10 player in the last 15 years so he has great experience."Monfils, spurred on by the crowd chanting his name, looked exhausted in the closing stages of the two-hour, 35-minute marathon as he leaned on either his racket or a sideline chair between points.Marozsan will face world number 15...

Cincinnati Open: Carlos Alcaraz Battles Through Rain, Holder Caroline Garcia Out | Football News

[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz battled through a rain interruption to claim his 50th win of the season, defeating Jordan Thompson 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday at the Cincinnati Open. The top-seeded Spaniard is bidding for his seventh trophy of 2023 as he prepares for a US Open title defense in less than a fortnight. His victory took three hours, with the world number one breaking open the third set as he delivered two love games and moved through on a second match point."I had never played him and the start/stop was not easy," Alcaraz said. "It was not easy to wait for the rain."He played aggressive, I'm glad to get through. It was a long day waiting to play and then find rain in the first set."I had to play my best level at the end; I'm hoping for better conditions in the next round."Alcaraz was t...

Carlos Alcaraz Off The Mark In Toronto, Gael Monfils Stuns Stefanos Tsitsipas | Tennis News

[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz won his 13th ATP match in a row as the world number one began the Toronto Masters by defeating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Wednesday. The second-round battle of the two 20-year-olds went to the Spaniard, who is bidding for Canadian success after winning successive trophies at Queen's Club and Wimbledon. Alcaraz now stands 48-4 on the season as he begins the build-up for his defence of the US Open title. The top seed admitted that he was out-hit at times by his 41st-ranked American opponent in the 56-minute contest - his first career win in Toronto."He was more aggressive than me from the start," Alcaraz said. "I tried to be solid and find my rhythm but I had some trouble."But I'm happy to be through to the next round. Matches like this help to focus. I have to pla...