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Short match between Davidovich Fokina and Djokovic. Davidovich Fokina had to retire at the beginning of the second set because of back pain. Rune also had to retire from his match against McDonald because of an injury.
I am surprised about Tiafoe. His first match and lost right away. Just like in Toronto.

Did anyone see the match from match Tsitsipas and Shelton? A spectator actually tried to irritate Tsitsipas by imitating a bee. 
https://twitter.com/TennisTV/status/1691922577416176003

It's hilarious! I've never seen anything like that during any tennis match at ANY LEVEL! 

Why would one want to imitate a bee anyway? I guess she just said sorry and the match went on? And Tsitsipas wanted her to leave? 

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Short match between Davidovich Fokina and Djokovic. Davidovich Fokina had to retire at the beginning of the second set because of back pain. Rune also had to retire from his match against McDonald because of an injury.
I am surprised about Tiafoe. His first match and lost right away. Just like in Toronto.

Did anyone see the match from match Tsitsipas and Shelton? A spectator actually tried to irritate Tsitsipas by imitating a bee. 
https://twitter.com/TennisTV/status/1691922577416176003

It's hilarious! I've never seen anything like that during any tennis match at ANY LEVEL! 

Why would one want to imitate a bee anyway? I guess she just said sorry and the match went on? And Tsitsipas wanted her to leave? 

Oh man thank you for sharing this. But there is one thing I don't understand: when Tsitsipas is waving his racket as if there was a bee in the beginning of the sequence, did he still think that there is a bee? 

But I would embarrassed as hell if I was the woman. There really isn't much that could be any more ridiculous than that. What the hell did she think to achieve with that? She imitates a bee and the he fails with his serve and she enjoys the failed serve? Oh god I thought they are going to identify a young boy around 15-20 who is still in puberty. But it was the old lady!  Tsitsipas: "This has never happened to me in my career"

But still, did he try to scare away "the bee" waiving his racket?

[aoluain]

Yea that was the funny part, Tsitsipas waving at the fake bee. I think the whole thing was
very bizzare and I think that lady should have been removed, its just not on, cant believe
sho owned up to it and apologised and that was the end of it.

Anyway play has been suspended between Alcaraz and Paul, Its 1 set each and its been
a really entertaining high quality match so far, I wouldnt be able to pick a winner, Alcaraz is
big favourite @ 1.1 and Pail is 8.0.

[Joca97]

Yea that was the funny part, Tsitsipas waving at the fake bee. I think the whole thing was
very bizzare and I think that lady should have been removed, its just not on, cant believe
sho owned up to it and apologised and that was the end of it.

Anyway play has been suspended between Alcaraz and Paul, Its 1 set each and its been
a really entertaining high quality match so far, I wouldnt be able to pick a winner, Alcaraz is
big favourite @ 1.1 and Pail is 8.0.

I dont know how the refs or securty dont remove people that do that. Also i dont understand why people mock the players you paid to watch and sit still,really shocked and what people are willing to do to distract other players. Alcaraz and paul started preparing to start but the rain again stopped the play.

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I dont know how the refs or securty dont remove people that do that.

Second Chance? I think they would remove her if this would happen again.

Also i dont understand why people mock the players you paid to watch and sit still,really shocked and what people are willing to do to distract other players. Alcaraz and paul started preparing to start but the rain again stopped the play.

Such people are crazy and live in a delusional world. When I think about how many parents "support" their children by influencing other children. That is crazy. And if you ask them about their behaviour, they either say sorry (but does not mean it) or they pretend they do not know anything. Even if you show them that on video, they say it is not true. Such crazy liars.

But still, did he try to scare away "the bee" waiving his racket?

Yes, according to media he was thinking it was a bee first.

[BALIK]

Yea that was the funny part, Tsitsipas waving at the fake bee. I think the whole thing was
very bizzare and I think that lady should have been removed, its just not on, cant believe
sho owned up to it and apologised and that was the end of it.

Anyway play has been suspended between Alcaraz and Paul, Its 1 set each and its been
a really entertaining high quality match so far, I wouldnt be able to pick a winner, Alcaraz is
big favourite @ 1.1 and Pail is 8.0.

I dont know how the refs or securty dont remove people that do that. Also i dont understand why people mock the players you paid to watch and sit still,really shocked and what people are willing to do to distract other players. Alcaraz and paul started preparing to start but the rain again stopped the play.

There should certainly be a punishment for people who try to distract the players while performing. These dummies should understand that there are a lot of money on the line while the players are playing. And so much money that she could not even fathom. And for some reason these people decide to troll the players. And let’s not forget about the "just stop oil" protesters.

Alcaraz v Paul has finished already if I am not wrong.. Alcaraz was able to win the match, but certainly not without a very intense fight. Alcaraz fought Really hard to get the first set. The second set was also really close, but Paul took the win in the second one. The 3rd one was a little easier for Alcatraz.

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Cincinnati WTA quarterfinals:

Jabeur v Sabalenka

Paolini v Gauff

Muchova v Bouzkova 3:0 Bouzkova retired

Swiatek v Vondrousova 7:6, 6:1

In two remaining quarterfinals, I will bet on Sabalenka and Gauff.

In ATP draw, one quarterfinal had been played already. Hurkacz defeated Popyrin in straight sets 6:1, 7:6.

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The presence of "jammers" on tennis courts is actually a fairly common practice, and every year I find several articles on the subject at least a dozen times....and probably there are even more just that doesnt reach public audience.

Very often these people are categorised like simple speculators who do everything to distract opponents and influence the game. (It works? Probably yes).

It seems that this trend has also moved outside the fields, with insults and (serious) threats launched via social networks!

There should certainly be a punishment for people who try to distract the players while performing. These dummies should understand that there are a lot of money on the line while the players are playing. And so much money that she could not even fathom. And for some reason these people decide to troll the players. And let’s not forget about the "just stop oil" protesters.

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Jabeur v Sabalenka

This match will be a rematch of the Wimbledon semi-final, which Jabeur won in three sets. But on hard court, Sabalenka will have a slight advantage in this battle of two top five players. Jabeur is playing her first tournament after a disappointing loss in the Wimbledon final and so far she seems to have shaken off the effects of that defeat. My favorite is Sabalenka, but we could see a match that goes to three sets.

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Meanwhile, Carlitos Alcaraz had a tough fight against Aussie Max Purcell: 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. 20yr Spaniard managed to stop Purcell who was on the winning strike of his life defeating Ruud, Wawrinka and Harris on his way to the quarterfinal. Carlitos is going to meet Hubert Hurkacz who had already guaranteed himself a spot in the semis earlier.

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Jabeur v Sabalenka

This match will be a rematch of the Wimbledon semi-final, which Jabeur won in three sets. But on hard court, Sabalenka will have a slight advantage in this battle of two top five players. Jabeur is playing her first tournament after a disappointing loss in the Wimbledon final and so far she seems to have shaken off the effects of that defeat. My favorite is Sabalenka, but we could see a match that goes to three sets.

Only in the first set did Sabalenka get quite tight resistance because Sabalenka's second set was relatively easier and ended the match well to advance to the semifinals against Muchova and another semifinal against Swiatek vs C. Gauff.

Men's semi-finals Alcaraz vs Hurkacz and Zverev vs Djokovic. Djokovic hasn't lost a single set in this tournament since beating Taylor Fritz in a fairly quick time of 1 hour, the first set didn't even give his opponent a chance to take a single game and this match was quite easy for Djokovic just like when he beat Monfils.

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Coco Gauf just beat Swiatek in 3 sets to win a spot in the Cincinnati final, I was watching
on and off and it was a great match! This is Coco's biggest win and to beat the #1 is
massive, she is definitely progressing which is great!

Up next in the second semi final is Sabalenka v Muchova - the odds suggest Sabalenka is
favourite @ 1.48 to 2.65 for Muchova, H2H has 1 : 1 and the sites I have visited all have
Sabaleka to win possibly in 3 sets. I might go with Muchova to win a set @ 1.76, seems like
a real possibility

[Joca97]

Meanwhile, Carlitos Alcaraz had a tough fight against Aussie Max Purcell: 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. 20yr Spaniard managed to stop Purcell who was on the winning strike of his life defeating Ruud, Wawrinka and Harris on his way to the quarterfinal. Carlitos is going to meet Hubert Hurkacz who had already guaranteed himself a spot in the semis earlier.

Alcaraz is struggling a lot on hard court and is barely winning against guys that arent in top 50 even. This shouldnt happen to the no1 in the world. Look at Djokovic he destroyed Fritz in straight sets and first set 6-0. I think that if Djokovic goes up against Alcaraz he will beat him easily

[BALIK]

Meanwhile, Carlitos Alcaraz had a tough fight against Aussie Max Purcell: 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. 20yr Spaniard managed to stop Purcell who was on the winning strike of his life defeating Ruud, Wawrinka and Harris on his way to the quarterfinal. Carlitos is going to meet Hubert Hurkacz who had already guaranteed himself a spot in the semis earlier.

Alcaraz is struggling a lot on hard court and is barely winning against guys that arent in top 50 even. This shouldnt happen to the no1 in the world. Look at Djokovic he destroyed Fritz in straight sets and first set 6-0. I think that if Djokovic goes up against Alcaraz he will beat him easily

Again, a good comeback from Alcaraz. He is definitely proving that he has great potential to come back from bad situations. I was a little surprised to see him training and losing the first set in the match, not gonna lie. But he did make it good comeback by winning the second and third sent back to back.

In the next match, which is the semi-final, he is going to face Harkacz. The match will actually start very soon. I think he is also going to win the match. This semi-final should not be a big problem for him in my opinion.

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Meanwhile, Carlitos Alcaraz had a tough fight against Aussie Max Purcell: 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. 20yr Spaniard managed to stop Purcell who was on the winning strike of his life defeating Ruud, Wawrinka and Harris on his way to the quarterfinal. Carlitos is going to meet Hubert Hurkacz who had already guaranteed himself a spot in the semis earlier.

Alcaraz is struggling a lot on hard court and is barely winning against guys that arent in top 50 even. This shouldnt happen to the no1 in the world. Look at Djokovic he destroyed Fritz in straight sets and first set 6-0. I think that if Djokovic goes up against Alcaraz he will beat him easily

Again, a good comeback from Alcaraz. He is definitely proving that he has great potential to come back from bad situations. I was a little surprised to see him training and losing the first set in the match, not gonna lie. But he did make it good comeback by winning the second and third sent back to back.

In the next match, which is the semi-final, he is going to face Harkacz. The match will actually start very soon. I think he is also going to win the match. This semi-final should not be a big problem for him in my opinion.

Alcaraz is really strong and he's making history. His comeback used to be the better thing with his performance similar to what Djokovic does. In the Cincinnati Masters Alcaraz hadn't won matches in an easy way. Every match he had good competence and won those matches reaching the deciding set.

Now in the semifinals he lost the second set and now leads the deciding set 4-1 which is going to be an easy win. Earlier he had lost the first set 2-6. Hurkacz is really good, as he had won against Tsitsipas and other leading players to reach the semifinals.

In the women's event, Muchova have reached the finals winning against Sabalenka 6⁴-7⁷ 6-3 6-2. In the other semifinal Gauff defeated Swiatek 6²-7⁷ 6-3 4-6.

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Will this be a rivalry match as Djokovic have lost to Alcaraz in the Wimbledon match after hard fight. This is the next encounter between the two. Djokovic have won the semifinal match against Zverev in direct sets, but those were really tough as the sets were close 7⁷-6⁵ 7-5. Once again waiting for a match between the top two seeds.This is the maiden Cincinnati Masters final for Alcaraz and he had been among the four players to reach 45 or more Masters win before turning 21. Earlier in the list were Nadal, Djokovic and Roddick.

[aoluain]

Will this be a rivalry match as Djokovic have lost to Alcaraz in the Wimbledon match after hard fight. This is the next encounter between the two. Djokovic have won the semifinal match against Zverev in direct sets, but those were really tough as the sets were close 7⁷-6⁵ 7-5. Once again waiting for a match between the top two seeds.This is the maiden Cincinnati Masters final for Alcaraz and he had been among the four players to reach 45 or more Masters win before turning 21. Earlier in the list were Nadal, Djokovic and Roddick.

This is a perfect match up for the final, I'm sure the organisers are ecstatic to
have their two top seeded mens players 1 and 2 play each other in the final! I'm feeling
that this is going to be a regular finals match up for the next year or so.

Alcaraz yesterday had a tough match against Hurkacz, particularly the second set.

Djokovic got past Zverev in 2 sets, he is looking in great form.

What about todays final? I'm going with Alcaraz the underdog @ 2.40

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Meanwhile, Carlitos Alcaraz had a tough fight against Aussie Max Purcell: 4:6, 6:3, 6:4. 20yr Spaniard managed to stop Purcell who was on the winning strike of his life defeating Ruud, Wawrinka and Harris on his way to the quarterfinal. Carlitos is going to meet Hubert Hurkacz who had already guaranteed himself a spot in the semis earlier.

Alcaraz is struggling a lot on hard court and is barely winning against guys that arent in top 50 even. This shouldnt happen to the no1 in the world. Look at Djokovic he destroyed Fritz in straight sets and first set 6-0. I think that if Djokovic goes up against Alcaraz he will beat him easily

Again, a good comeback from Alcaraz. He is definitely proving that he has great potential to come back from bad situations. I was a little surprised to see him training and losing the first set in the match, not gonna lie. But he did make it good comeback by winning the second and third sent back to back.

In the next match, which is the semi-final, he is going to face Harkacz. The match will actually start very soon. I think he is also going to win the match. This semi-final should not be a big problem for him in my opinion.

Alcaraz is really strong and he's making history. His comeback used to be the better thing with his performance similar to what Djokovic does. In the Cincinnati Masters Alcaraz hadn't won matches in an easy way. Every match he had good competence and won those matches reaching the deciding set.

Now in the semifinals he lost the second set and now leads the deciding set 4-1 which is going to be an easy win. Earlier he had lost the first set 2-6. Hurkacz is really good, as he had won against Tsitsipas and other leading players to reach the semifinals.

In the women's event, Muchova have reached the finals winning against Sabalenka 6⁴-7⁷ 6-3 6-2. In the other semifinal Gauff defeated Swiatek 6²-7⁷ 6-3 4-6.

Yeah, Muchova v Gauff is not the final many were expecting. But yeah, that's tennis if they are in the final they deserve it. My bet in this one will be on Coco as she has been showing top-notch performance in Cincinnati so far. Home soil and surface give here advantage against the Czech who has also played exceptionally well until today. Gauff is a universal player with great defensive and attacking skills, good serve, exceptional fitness and athleticism, mental toughness - she's almost perfect.  

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With Đoković placed as the heavy favorite today, I'm actually quite tempted to put my money on Alcaraz @2.40 odds.

Đoković's form has been superior - he hasn't lost a set whereas Alcaraz lost one in every single round of the tournament. Still - when such players play it's more a 50-50 game than what the bookies are telling us this time.
They still haven't played against each other on hard - and their only matchup on faster surfaces was Alcaraz's Wimbledon final win.

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With Đoković placed as the heavy favorite today, I'm actually quite tempted to put my money on Alcaraz @2.40 odds.

Đoković's form has been superior - he hasn't lost a set whereas Alcaraz lost one in every single round of the tournament. Still - when such players play it's more a 50-50 game than what the bookies are telling us this time.
They still haven't played against each other on hard - and their only matchup on faster surfaces was Alcaraz's Wimbledon final win.

Djokovic form is superior, which is out of the experience. In simple age of Alcaraz is the experience of Djokovic. The match have started and consecutive points have come for both the players. The match is going to be tough and we can't be sure of the outcome of the match. Alcaraz have got good winning odds, and there are more chances for Alcaraz to win the match. This is based my personal understanding about his performance and how he's carrying him forward.

In the women's tournament Gauff have won the title defeating Muchova in direct sets 6-3 6-4.