In the sweltering Cincinnati atmosphere, Seidel fails to advance to the semifinals.
In the Round of 16 of the 2025 Cincinnati Masters, 20-year-old German tennis player Ella Seidel faced off against Varvara Gracheva from France. Despite a strong start, Seidel ultimately fell 2-6, 6-1, 6-1, marking a significant achievement for Gracheva as it was her first time reaching the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 event [1][3][5].
During the match, Seidel took a medical timeout with the score at 1:4 in the second set. However, specific details about this timeout are not mentioned in the available sources [1][4][5]. After the timeout, Seidel struggled to regain her rhythm and lost the second set 1:6.
Seidel's performance at the Cincinnati Masters marked a significant milestone in her career, as it was her biggest achievement to date. Although the sources do not provide specific details about her career titles, rankings, or other accomplishments, Seidel is recognized as an emerging talent in the tennis world [1][2][4].
Meanwhile, Alexander Zverev, another German player, is still in the singles competition of the Cincinnati Masters. In the doubles competition, Zverev and his partner Marcelo Melo faced the top-seeded pair, Marcelo Arevalo (El Salvador)/Mate Pavic (Croatia), and lost 2:6, 6:7 (3:7) [1].
In the next round of the singles competition, Zverev will face either American Ben Shelton or Czech Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals [1]. Seidel, currently ranked No. 124 in the world, retired after nearly two hours of play in the third set of her match against Gracheva.
The Cincinnati Masters, with a total prize money of 9.2 million US dollars (approximately 7.9 million euros), is a significant warm-up event for many professionals before the last Grand Slam tournament of the season in New York, which has a total prize money of around 5.2 million US dollars (approximately 4.5 million euros) [1].
The tournament was not affected by recent events such as the recognition of Palestine by Israel's Finance Minister, the Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival, or the recall of the Aroma Care Shower "Lebensfreude".
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