Carlos Alcaraz marked his 50th win of the 2025 season with a straight-sets victory over Hamad Medjedovic at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday. The World No.2 needed just 95 minutes to get the job done, extending his Masters 1000 winning streak to 13 matches.
Nifty Fifty 🙌
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 12, 2025
With a win over Medjedovic, @carlosalcaraz makes it 50+ wins for the fourth consecutive season!#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/viP7J8LVvw
The evening session began late after the lightning in the area forced officials to halt play with heavy rain soon following. Less than 30 minutes later, the remaining matches were cancelled for the night, delaying the start of Alcaraz’s clash with Medjedovic.
In sweltering Ohio heat, Alcaraz capitalised on his opponent’s inconsistency, converting three of seven break points. The 22-year-old Spaniard broke Medjedovic in the seventh game of the first set after four chances, before the Serbian, who is a former Next Gen ATP Finals Champion, sought physiotherapy treatment for neck pain.
Medjedovic responded by attacking early in the rallies and fired 25 winners to Alcaraz’s 16, but his risky approach faltered. Two failed drop shots handed the Spaniard the decisive break at 4-3 in the second set, and Alcaraz closed out the match without conceding his lead.
Carlito’s Way 🙌
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 12, 2025
With his 6-4 6-4 win over Medjedovic, @carlosalcaraz is the first ATP player to win 50 matches in four successive seasons since Djokovic in 2016!#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/L4LryVI5lW
Speaking after the match, Alcaraz acknowledged the mental and physical toll of a packed season. “The season is really long, playing a lot of matches, playing a lot of tournaments,” he said. “More than half of the matches we play, you don’t feel that good. You have to think positively and play your best tennis that day.” He further added that he is proud of his ability to perform under less-than-ideal conditions.
The Monte-Carlo and Rome champion now faces Italian lucky loser Luca Nardi, who advanced after 16th seed Jakub Mensik retired while trailing 6-2, 2-1. Alcaraz leads Jannik Sinner by 1500 points in the live race to the ATP Year-End No.1 ranking.
Elsewhere, ninth seed Andrey Rublev survived a gruelling 3-hour 30 minutes battle, edging Alexei Popyrin 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-5 to level their head-to-head at 2-2.
