One of the most followed players this year will start his path in this Cincinnati Masters 1000. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia won the eyes of the tennis world showing an immense level despite being only 19 years old. This year he has already won the Master 1000 in Miami and Madrid, so he hopes to repeat it again on American soil.

His rival will be precisely a local player. Mackenzie McDonald has just beaten the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-0 6-1 in the first round and hopes to surprise the tough Spaniard, surely counting on the support of the American public in favor of the player from his country.

McDonald vs Alcaraz: Match Information

Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2022.
Time: 2:00 PM (ET)
Location: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, Ohio
Live Stream: FuboTV (free trial)

McDonald vs Alcaraz: Time by state in the US

ET: 2:00 PM
CT: 1:00 PM
MT: 12:00 PM
PT: 11:00 AM

McDonald vs Alcaraz: Storylines

Taking into account that Carlos Alcaraz Garfia is a young player who has been on the circuit relatively recently (despite the fact that his incredible results may lead one to think otherwise), it is not surprising that there are few confrontations against other rivals and Mackenzie McDonald is not the exception.

There is only one precedent and it is from this year, more precisely from the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells. On that occasion it was a quiet victory for the Spanish by 6-3 and 6-3 in what would be the round of 64 of that tournament.

How to watch or live stream McDonald vs Alcaraz in the US

The match that Mackenzie McDonald will play against Alcaraz Garfia for the second round of the 2022 Cincinnati Masters 1000 this Tuesday, August 16 will be broadcast in the United States by FuboTV (free trial). Other options: Tennis Channel.

McDonald vs Alcaraz: Predictions and Odds

The Oddsmakers have a favorite for this tennis match. These are the odds according to BetMGM: Alcaraz Garfia is unsurprisingly the favorite with 1.13 odds, while Mackenzie McDonald Garfia has 5.75.

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Before winning the Madrid Open, Alcaraz won the Miami Open, the final game was against Casper Ruud (7-5, 6-4) who was a tougher rival than the German Alexander Zverev (6-3, 6-1). Those are the only two titles for Alcaraz so far, otherwise his best participation in Grand Slams in 2022 was during the third round of the Australian Open.

Alcaraz’s financial situation is improving a lot, after winning two Masters 1000 titles he has collected a total of $5,452,072. Currently, at the time of writing this article, Alcaraz is in 6th spot in the ATP rankings.

Why has Carlos Alcaraz withdrawn from the 2022 Italy Open?

After winning the Madrid Open, he announced on Monday, May 9, that he will not play in the Italy Open due to an injury to his right ankle. That injury is likely to have occurred in Madrid when he fell during the second set against Rafael Nadal, Alcaraz lost that set but won the game 6-2, 1-6, 6-3.

Another big name who will not play at the Italy Open is Noami Osaka with a similar injury to Alcaraz, left ankle, she announced on Monday. But another report indicates that Osaka’s injury could be more serious and be related to her achilles.

After an incredible run at Indian Wells which ended with his first ATP Masters 1000 title, Cameron Norrie is looking to complete a similar endeavor in Paris. The Briton, 26, has chances to go to the ATP Finals but he needs to win the title to do so. So far, he beat Reilly Opelka and Federico Delbonis.

Now, he will face another American, Taylor Fritz, who just got a major upset against No. 5 seed Andrey Rublev in the second round in two tight sets (7-5, 7-6). The 24 year-old is coming to this tournament as Saint Petersburg finalist (lost to Cilic) and will try to add another victory to his record.

Cameron Norrie vs Taylor Fritz: Match Information

Date: Thursday, November 4, 2021.
Time: 7:20 AM (ET) (estimated)
Location: Center Court, AccorHotels Arena, Bercy, Paris.

Cameron Norrie vs Taylor Fritz: Time by state in the US

ET: 7:20 AM (estimated)
CT: 6:20 AM (estimated)
MT: 5:20 AM (estimated)
PT: 4:20 AM (estimated)

Cameron Norrie vs Taylor Fritz: Head-to-head and storylines

Norrie and Fritz know each other very well and they have faced each other seven times in the ATP tour. Norrie has the advantage with 4 wins, while Fritz has beaten him three times. This year, they have met two times with a victory per side. Fritz beat him (6-4, 3-6, 6-1) at the Miami Open, and Norrie took the triumph at Los Caobos Open in two sets.

How to watch or live stream Cameron Norrie vs Taylor Fritz in the US

The 2021 Paris Masters match between Cameron Norrie and Taylor Fritz to be played on Thursday, November 4, 2021 at the Center Court of the AccorHotels Arena will be broadcasted in the United States by ATP TV and Tennis Channel.

Cameron Norrie vs Taylor Fritz: Odds and predictions

Oddsmakers in the US have already made their predictions for this match. According to FanDuel, Cameron Norrie is the strong favorite to win the match with odds of -144, while Taylor Fritz has odds of +125.

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Norrie, 26, will try to win his second ATP Masters 1000 after his unexpected triumph in Indian Wells 2021. He has to if he wants to be part of the Nitto ATP Finals, where only the best eight players of the year get to compete.

He defeated Argentine Federico Dalbonis in the first round. Meanwhile, Reilly Opelka will try to upset him in the second round. The American didn’t have a good run at Indian Wells, losing in the second round to Grigor Dimitrov, and he would like to improve that in Paris.

Cameron Norrie vs Reilly Opelka: Match Information

Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2021.
Time: TBD
Location: AccorHotels Arena, Bercy, Paris.

Cameron Norrie vs Reilly Opelka: Time by state in the US

ET: TBD
CT: TBD
MT: TBD
PT: TBD

Cameron Norrie vs Reilly Opelka: Head-to-head

Norrie and Opelka have faced each other one time, with the American taking the match. They met last year in the first round of the Masters 1000 Cincinnati, with Opelka prevailing in two straight sets 6-3, 6-4.

How to watch or live stream Cameron Norrie vs Reilly Opelka in the US

The 2021 Paris Masters match between Cameron Norrie and Reilly Opelka to be played on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at the Centre Court of the AccorHotels Arena will be broadcasted in the United States by ATP TV and Tennis Channel.

Cameron Norrie vs Reilly Opelka: Odds and predictions

Oddsmakers in the US have already made their predictions for this match. According to FanDuel, Cameron Norrie is the strong favorite to win the match with odds of -220, while Reilly Opelka has odds of +180.

*Odds by FanDuel

The Paris Masters will serve as the final opportunity to qualify to the Nitto ATP finals this year. Right now, there’s only two spots left and at least four contenders: Caasper Ruud, Hubert Hurkacz, Jannik Sinner and Felix-Auger Aliassime, who will need a deep run to have chances to go to Turin.

On the other hand, Olympic champion Alexander Zverev will play in the French capital after lifting the trophy in Vienna on Sunday. The German reached the finals last year and he will be looking to take the title (and the prize money) in this edition.

Paris Masters 2021: How much will the champion get?

The Rolex Paris Masters 2021 will be played from November 1 to Sunday November 7. The tournament has a prize money pool of €2,603,700. The winner of the singles draw will take €333,000 and 1000 points for the rankings, while the finalist will take home€187,000.

The rest of the money is divided between the semifinalists, who take €106,000; the quarter-finalists, who earn €60,000; while the players who reach the Round of 16 take €36,000. The players who play until the Round of 32 will earn €22,000 and those who lost in the first round will win €13,700.

Paris is, since 2009, the only Masters 1000 that’s played under roof. Novak Djokovic is the player with the most singles titles with five, and his last win was in 2019, when he beat Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the final.

Zverev, No. 5 in the ranking and third seed of the tournament, are coming into this match after winning over Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. The German is in a sweet moment of form, after claiming the gold medal in the Olympics.

On the other side of the net, Tsitsipas will try to reach the final of Cincinnati for the first time in his career. The World No. 3 reached this stage of the tournament after beating Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in three sets (6-2, 5-7, 6-1).

Alexander Zverev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: Match Information

Date: Saturday, August 21, 2021.
Time: 6:00 PM
Location:Center Court, Lindner Family Tennis Center, Cincinnati.

Alexander Zverev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: Time by state in the US

ET: 6:00 PM
CT: 5:00 PM
MT: 4:00 PM
PT: 3:00 PM

Alexander Zverev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: Head-to-head and storylines

Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas have faced each other eight times in the ATP Tour, with the Greek winning six times and Zverev claiming only two victories so far. They have met twice this year with a win each. The German won in Acapulco in two straight sets, while Tsitsipas took over his rival in the Roland Garros semifinals.

How to watch or live stream Alexander Zverev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas in the US

The match between Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas to be played on Saturday, August 21 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center for the Western & Southern Open will be broadcasted in the US by ATP Tennis TV and ESPN.

Alexander Zverev vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: Odds and predictions

Oddsmakers in the US had already made their predictions for this game. According to FanDuel, Alex Zverev is the strong favorite with odds of -156, while Tsitsipas has odds of +128.

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The American is coming into this match after defeating Frenchman Ugo Humbert in the first round. It was a tough match, with Tiafoe winning 7-5, 7-6(11). In the Toronto Masters, he lost to Gael Monfils in Round of 16, and he will want to get a similar or better result this time.

On the other hand, Argentinian Diego Schwartzman won over British Daniel Evans in three sets to reach the second round in Cincinnati (6-2, 4-6, 6-3). “El Peque” also reached the Round of 16 in the Canadian Open, where he lost against Roberto Bautista Agut.

Frances Tiafoe vs Diego Schwartzman: Match Information

Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2021.
Time: 7:00 PM (estimated)
Location: Grandstand, Lindner Family Tennis Center, Cincinnati.

Frances Tiafoe vs Diego Schwartzman: Time by state in the US

ET: 7:00 PM
CT: 6:00 PM
MT: 5:00 PM
PT: 4:00 PM

Frances Tiafoe vs Diego Schwartzman: Head-to-head

Frances Tiafoe and Diego Schwartzman have only faced one in the ATP Tour. They met at the Barcelona Open in 2019, where the Argentinian won in three sets (3-6, 7-5,6-1). However, these two know each other very well, as they have shared many moments at the Laver Cup, being teammates.

How to watch or live stream Frances Tiafoe vs Diego Schwartzman in the US

The match between Frances Tiafoe and Diego Schwartzman to be played on Wednesday, August 18 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center for the Western & Southern Open will be broadcasted in the US by ATP Tennis TV and ESPN.

Frances Tiafoe vs Diego Schwartzman: Odds and predictions

Oddsmakers in the US had already made their predictions for this game. According to FanDuel, Diego Schwartzman is the strong favorite with odds of -125, while Frances Tiafoe has odds of +104.

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As defending champion Novak Djokovic isn’t playing this year, Medvedev, 25, is one of the favorites to take the ATP Masters 1000 tournament. However, he’ll have plenty of competition with other seeds like Alex Zverev, who is coming after winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

On the other side of the net will be Mackenzie McDonald, 26, No. 63, who will try to upset the 12-time ATP champions. It will be a hard task, but it’s tennis, so everything can happen. McDonald was close to winning his first ATP title last week in Washington, but Jannik Sinner beat him in the final.

Daniil Medvedev vs Mackenzie McDonald: Match Information

Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2021.
Time: Not before12.30 PM (ET)
Location: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Cincinnati.

Daniil Medvedev vs Mackenzie McDonald: Time by state in the US

ET: 12.30 PM
CT: 11.30 AM
MT:10.30 AM
PT: 9.30 AM

Daniil Medvedev vs Mackenzie McDonald: Head-to-head and storylines

These two players have faced each other three times at the professional tour so far, with three victories for Medvedev. The Russian also won their only encounter during the Challenger events in 2018.

Their most recent match took place earlier this year at the Australian Open, where Medvedev won in three straight sets at Round of 16. They have also met in Barcelona 2019 and Indian Wells 2019. The Russian haven’t yet lost a set against the American.

How to watch or live stream Daniil Medvedev vs Mackenzie McDonald in the US

The match between Daniil Medvedev and Mackenzie McDonald to be played on Wednesday, August 18 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center for the Western & Southern Open will be broadcasted in the US by ATP Tennis TV and ESPN.

Daniil Medvedev vs Mackenzie McDonald: Odds and predictions

Oddsmakers in the US had already made their predictions for this game. According to FanDuel, Daniil Medvedev is the strong favorite with odds of -1700, while Mackenzie McDonald has odds of +890.

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Medvedev just got through Polac Hubert Hukacz, who won over him in Wimbledon two month ago, to reach the semifinals in Toronto. The Russian reached the final in Montreal in 2019, in which he lost to Nadal. Now, he is after his fourth ATP Masters 1000 title, and a 12th tour-level title overall.

On the other hand, American John Isner defeated Gael Monfils 7-6(5), 6-4 to reach this stage in Toronto. The 36 year-old has been playing at a great level in the North American hard courts, so he is definitely up for the challenge against Medvedev.

Daniil Medvedev vs John Isner: Match Information

Date: Saturday, August 14, 2021.
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Stadium, Aviva Centre, Toronto.

Daniil Medvedev vs John Isner: Time by state in the US

ET: 8:00 PM
CT: 7:00 PM
MT: 6:00 PM
PT: 5:00 PM

Daniil Medvedev vs John Isner: Head-to-head and storylines

Russian Daniil Medvedev and American John Isner have only faced each other one time, at the 2020 ATP Cup in Australia. In that match, for the Round Robin stage, Medvedev won in two sets with a 6-3, 6-2 score. This will be their second match on hard court.

How to watch or live stream Daniil Medvedev vs John Isner in the US

The match between Daniil Medvedev and John Isner to be played on Saturday, August 14 at the Stadium of the Aviva Centre for the Canadian Open will be broadcasted in the US by Tennis Channel, ATP TV and ESPN.

Daniil Medvedev vs John Isner: Odds and predictions

Oddsmakers in the US had already made their predictions for this game. According to FanDuel, Daniil Medvedev is the favorite with odds of -320, while John Isner has odds of +255.

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Shapovalov, 22, is having a great season. The Canadian, who went pro in 2017, had a good run during the grass season, reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon, where he lost to Novak Djokovic. Before, he took down other great players like Andy Murray, Roberto Bautista Agut and Karen Khachanov.

His return to his home ATP Masters 1000 is highly expected. He will face American Frances Tiafoe, No. 52 in the Rankings, who just recently lost in his first round match in Washington DC to his compatriot Jenson Brooksby.

Frances Tiafoe vs Denis Shapovalov: Match Information

Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2021.
Time: 7:00 PM (estimated)
Location: Stadium Court, Aviva Centre, Toronto.

Frances Tiafoe vs Denis Shapovalov: Time by state in the US

ET: 7:00 PM
CT: 6:00 PM
MT: 5:00 PM
PT: 4:00 PM

Frances Tiafoe vs Denis Shapovalov: Head-to-head and storylines

Tiafoe won their first encounter in 2018, but since then Shapovalov have won all their matches to lead the head-to-head, 4-1. Their most recent encounter took place earlier this year at Queen’s, in London, with the Canadian claiming the win by a 6-3, 6-4 result.

In 2019, they met twice on hard courts, with Shapovalov winning both matches at the Miami Masters (6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2) and at the Masters of Shanghai (6-4, 6-2). The winner will face either 11th seed Gael Monfils or John Millman.

How to watch or live stream Frances Tiafoe vs Denis Shapovalovin the US

The match between Frances Tiafoe and Denis Shapovalov to be played on Wednesday, August 11 at the Stadium Court in the Aviva Centre for Round of 32 at the Toronto Masters in Canada will be broadcasted in the US by ESPN, ATP TV and Tennis Channel.

Frances Tiafoe vs Denis Shapovalov: Odds and predictions

Oddsmakers in the US had already made their predictions for this game. According to FanDuel, Canadian Denis Shapovalov is the favorite with odds of -255, while Frances Tiafoe has odds of +205.

*Odds by FanDuel

The 20-time Grand Slam champion missed Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics in the summer to recover his body after playing the entire clay season, in which he lost against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of Roland Garros.

However, now the World No. 4 is still struggling to be in shape for the last Grand Slam of the year. While he was able to play some matches in Washington DC, he is far away from his best level. And now Nadal had less margin to improve. Here, check out why he won’t be playing in Toronto.

Why did Rafael Nadal pull out of the Toronto Masters 2021?

Nadal has been struggling with a foot injury, as the Spaniard said last week in Washington, where he seemedto hadtrouble moving around the court in his last match against Harris. While Nadal said that his foot “was better,” that isn’t the case anymore.

“Of course, it is not a happy situation after all the success that I had here in Canada, not being able to play this year after missing a year,” Nadal said in ainterview to address his withdrawal. “It’s a tough one, but that’s how it is today,” he added.

The five-time Toronto Masters 2021 champion couldn’t renew the title he won in 2019, when he beat Daniil Medvedev at Montréal. Nadal now has to decide if he plays at the Cincinnati Open, which starts next week (August 14).