Tommy Paul upsets top seed Alexander Zverev to reach quarter-finals

[p]The match was interrupted for 90 minutes in the seventh game of the second set by rain and had two more five-minute pauses as drops were dried from the court.[/p][p]French Open champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Zverev[/a] had a chance to close out a victory at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/paul-t-pd3ye1BS/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=dKz23z8k"]6-5[/a] in the second-set tiebreaker but stuffed a volley into the net.[/p][p]The German again gained an edge in the deciding set with a break for 4-2, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paul-tommy/pd3ye1BS/"]Paul[/a] broke back in the next game and again for a 5-4 lead.[/p][p]He served out the victory with confidence for his third win over Zverev in their last four meetings.[/p][p][b]"I'm not sure how I did it,"[/b] Paul said.[b] "I put some returns in, he gave me some looks at second serves, and he threw in a few doubles (faults). That always helps a ton.[/b][/p][p][b]"I went after the ball a bit more, I was having fun out there. I hope I can keep building on this and peak at the US Open."[/b][/p][embed guid="e4831a23-12dd-480f-a2a1-297f7bfa6e90" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gko2ruOI7os&pp=ygUDYXRw" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Paul to face Cobolli[/h2][p]Paul next faces Roland Garros runner-up [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cobolli-flavio/zDtaCcPe/"]Flavio Cobolli[/a], who labored two and a half hours to engineer a turnaround against red-hot Spaniard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jodar-rafael/OdngshVK/"]Rafael Jodar[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/cobolli-f-zDtaCcPe/jodar-r-OdngshVK/?mid=feMBVwZi"]4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-3[/a].[/p][p]Cobolli has won all three of his matches in Cincinnati in three sets.[/p][p]The durable Italian reached his second Masters-level quarter-final of the season after Madrid, and he prevented 19-year-old Jodar from reaching an eighth quarter-final in nine events.[/p][p][b]"At the end of the second set and start of the third I told myself to believe, try on every point,"[/b] Cobolli said. [b]"I knew I had a chance.[/b][/p][p][b]"Rafa has had an unbelievable season but maybe he was a bit tired. At the end I deserved to win as I was fresher than him.[/b][/p][p][b]"I pushed to my limit to get through. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm really strong."[/b][/p][p][/p][embed guid="7831f997-71a3-4286-b6da-4dc5cd88e9e2" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvaK-FwmnJQ&pp=ygUPIEZsYXZpbyBDb2JvbGxp" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Tirante continues his run[/h2][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tirante-thiago-agustin/jBkGDj34/"]Thiago Tirante[/a], who upset [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/djokovic-novak/AZg49Et9/"]Novak Djokovic[/a] in the second round, continued his surprise run at the last big event prior to the August 30th start of the US Open.[/p][p]He recovered to defeat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mensik-jakub/UFj257G8/"]Jakub Mensik[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/mensik-j-UFj257G8/tirante-t-a-jBkGDj34/?mid=hnSBzQGl"]5-7, 6-4, 6-4[/a] and book his first Masters quarter-final.[/p][p]Australian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-minaur-alex/EZgZ9Xfh/"]Alex de Minaur[/a] was no match for Frenchman [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arthur-fils/IoIhUqIN/"]Arthur Fils[/a], who cruised to a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/arthur-f-IoIhUqIN/de-minaur-a-EZgZ9Xfh/?mid=0W7emOHi"]6-3, 6-4[/a] victory over the fifth seed.[/p][embed guid="e335c188-0e86-4b7f-ab32-b4dec7801fa2" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I92nfLuP8Vk&pp=ygUHVGlyYW50ZQ%3D%3D" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Swiatek to face Rybakina[/h2][p]Defending women's champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/swiatek-iga/jNyZsXZe/"]Iga Swiatek[/a] needed four match points to get past [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/parry-diane/hQQLzcNT/"]Diane Parry[/a] of France [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/parry-d-hQQLzcNT/swiatek-i-jNyZsXZe/?mid=4jPnxQvm"]6-3, 6-3[/a].[/p][p]The seventh-seeded Pole claimed her fourth consecutive quarter-final in Cincy and her 30th at the 1000 level.[/p][embed guid="8792a7a1-d01d-44b3-93b4-b9a50783e623" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtBdO2FxymA&pp=ygUHU3dpYXRlaw%3D%3D" social-type="youtube" /][p]She now faces a re-run of last week's Toronto final against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rybakina-elena/UDzElXdm/"]Elena Rybakina[/a], who beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shnaider-diana/028BdVOj/"]Diana Shnaider[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/rybakina-e-UDzElXdm/shnaider-d-028BdVOj/?mid=Qq8XOYGq"]6-4, 6-4[/a].[/p][p]Swiatek was broken as she served for victory, leading a set and 5-2.[/p][p]It took three additional chances in the next game to break Parry, who hit the net with a backhand to lose in 88 minutes.[/p][p][b]"I was solid, even if I had to put more energy into my shots since she was hitting so much slice,"[/b] said six-time Grand Slam winner Swiatek, who captured her first title of 2026 with her victory over reigning Australian Open champion Rybakina in last week's Toronto final.[/p][embed guid="e0401c2f-373b-4a13-b2b7-c6e9d53dd3fd" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unHVYg1mznA&pp=ygUJIFJ5YmFraW5h" social-type="youtube" /][h2]Kotsyuk upsets Andreeva, Pegula moves on[/h2][p]Two other current Grand Slam champions bowed out.[/p][p]Ukraine's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kostyuk-marta/8CZqQdSa/"]Marta Kostyuk[/a] rallied from a set down to beat fifth-seeded French Open winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/andreeva-mirra/lI6fOOat/"]Mirra Andreeva[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/andreeva-m-lI6fOOat/kostyuk-m-8CZqQdSa/?mid=E9jrJ00m"]4-6, 6-0, 6-2[/a].[/p][embed guid="e6d6779e-b823-40ca-9c33-bd56ca46d4f5" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FybIdMP7ZTg&pp=ygUPIE1hcnRhIEtvc3R5dWsg" social-type="youtube" /][p]Sixth-seeded Wimbledon champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/noskova-linda/zHMiAkw6/"]Linda Noskova[/a] fell to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/anisimova-amanda/nwkutKbi/"]Amanda Anisimova[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/anisimova-a-nwkutKbi/noskova-l-zHMiAkw6/?mid=0lkW8dpS"]6-1, 6-4[/a] in another weather-disrupted match.[/p][p]Anisimova will face third-seeded fellow American [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pegula-jessica/KdojxrAR/"]Jessica Pegula[/a], who missed a chance to serve out a quick win but held on to beat Romanian veteran [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cirstea-sorana/fBPsm3Iq/"]Sorana Cirstea[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/cirstea-s-fBPsm3Iq/pegula-j-KdojxrAR/?mid=M3yttngR"]6-2, 4-6, 7-5[/a].[/p][embed guid="c31504f3-4173-4133-a90e-d534332087e8" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDsRTupH2mg&pp=ygUPIEplc3NpY2EgUGVndWxh" social-type="youtube" /]