The Asian hard court swing culminates with the eighth Masters 1000 tournament of the year in Shanghai, China. The ATP 1000 series is always exciting and the fast courts of Shanghai never serve a dull match.
Although the 2025 Japan Open kicked off only a few days ago, there has already been some contentious behavior between the competitors. Danish star Holger Rune was involved in a tense showdown with opponent Hamad Medjedovic during their opening round match, leading to the latter making some brutal comments towards the former.
Mpetshi Perricard – Muller: 20.08.2025 21:30 CEST H2H: first meeting Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has lost four of his last five matches. Last week in Cincinnati, the Frenchman was upset by Wong in the opening round, losing in straight sets.
Carlos Alcaraz has sailed through to the fourth round of the Cincinnati Open after defeating Hamad Medjedovic in straight sets. This win was more comfortably secured by the Spaniard in comparison to his opening-round rollercoaster three-set match against Damir Dzumhur.
Carlos Alcaraz didn’t break much of a sweat beating Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-4 at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday. That is more than we can say for half the other players melting like ice cream cones in the Ohio furnace.
The ATP Cincinnati Masters 1000 continues on its way for an exciting close. Top seeds have made it to the Round of 32, and, as ever, we preview and predict the scheduled matches for you.