Unforeseen flooding in Cincinnati halts Zverev and Pegula's tennis match mid-play
Cincinnati Masters 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek Claim Titles
The 2025 Cincinnati Masters 1000 tennis tournament has concluded, with Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek emerging as the champions.
In the men's singles final, Alcaraz won the title after Jannik Sinner retired early due to illness, with Alcaraz leading 5-0 in the first set. Swiatek, on the other hand, dominated the women's singles without dropping a set, securing the women's title.
In the men's doubles, Nikola Mektić and Rajeev Ram claimed the title, while Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe won the women's doubles.
The tournament, which featured a new two-week format with 96-player draws and a $260 million renovation at the Lindner Family Tennis Center, saw no specific reports of rain delays or interruptions impacting match results.
One of the most intriguing matches of the tournament was the encounter between Francisco Comesano and Reilly Opelka. Comesano saved three match points against Opelka in a rain-interrupted match. Opelka, who fired 27 aces, committed nearly 60 unforced errors and was broken by Comesano on four of his 13 chances. However, it was Comesano who eventually emerged victorious, marking a significant achievement as the first Argentine to reach the Cincinnati round of 16 since Diego Schwartzman in 2022.
In the WTA draw, second seed Coco Gauff advanced to the fourth round due to her opponent's withdrawal, while seventh seed Jasmine Paolini defeated Ashlyn Krueger. Jessica Pegula was leading Magda Linette 1-0 sets in their match before the rainstorm, but the match was not completed due to the weather conditions.
The tournament also saw a notable breakthrough by Térence Atmane, who became the first qualifier to reach the semifinals since 2015.
In the men's singles, the five-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz is preparing for the approaching US Open start. Alcaraz has won 13 straight matches at the Masters 1000 level in 2025, including his victory at Cincinnati. He will play Luca Nardi in the quarter-finals after Nardi defeated Jakob Mensik.
However, there were no specific reports of top-seed upsets involving Gauff or Andrey Rublev in the available sources. The exact position of these top seeds was not highlighted among the finals or key stories, suggesting they did not reach the later stages or win the title.
The event concluded on August 18, 2025, before the date of this query (August 21, 2025). Alexander Zverev and Brandon Nakashima's match was forced off court due to the threat of lightning.
[1] Cincinnati Masters 1000 Official Website [2] ESPN [3] Tennis Channel [4] ATP World Tour [5] WTA Tour Official Website
Despite the exciting tennis matches during the Cincinnati Masters 1000 tournament, there were no reports of any significant upsets in the women's singles, with second seed Coco Gauff and top seed Andrey Rublev progressing through to the later stages. Meanwhile, in the men's singles, Carlos Alcaraz's dominance continued as he claimed the title in sports, adding tennis to his list of achievements in 2025.
