Alcaraz eliminates Purcell and advances to 1/2 finals in Cincinnati

Carlos Alcaraz, world number 1, won against world number 70, Max Purcell, 2-1 sets and will play in the semifinal at the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati.

Carlitos finds the way 👏

The moment @carlosalcaraz moved past Max Purcell to reach his first #CincyTennis semi-final! pic.twitter.com/XxNEi0XOPh

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 18, 2023

Purcell, who was a heavy underdog, shocked the fans and triumphed in the 1^st set 6-4 after converting 1 break from 1 chance. The Spaniard also had 1 chance to break his opponent’s serve in the 1^st set but missed it.

In the 2^nd set, Carlos won 6-3 after this time, converting the only chance that he had to break Max’s serve, as the Australian had no chance to do that.

Alcaraz released 2 breaks from 7 opportunities in the 3^rd set and won it 6-4, as the 2^nd break was when Purcell served to tie the game 5-5.

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1 – Carlos Alcaraz is the first men’s player to appear in the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Open before the age of 21 since Andy Roddick did so in 2003. Unstoppable. #CincyTennis | @CincyTennis @atptour @ATPMediaInfo pic.twitter.com/MluI0Wfs73

— OptaAce (@OptaAce) August 18, 2023

In the ½ finals, Carlos will play against world number 20, Hubert Hurkacz, who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexei Popyrin in his previous 2 matches in Cincinnati.

Carlos Alcaraz signs the camera after beating Max Purcell:

“Let’s go Cincinnati” 🥰 pic.twitter.com/Hw3apnWHmJ

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 18, 2023