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<\/p>\nZverev one game from victory when rain halts Cincinnati play for the night<\/p>\n
Ben Shelton’s scheduled night match with Roberto Bautista Agut will now be played Wednesday<\/p>\n
August 13, 2025<\/p>\n
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Alexander Zverev won the Cincinnati Open in 2021.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
World No. 3 Alexander Zverev<\/a> faces a nervous sleep Tuesday night after being denied the opportunity to serve out his third-round Cincinnati Open<\/a> evening match against Brandon Nakashima<\/a>.<\/p>\n The 2021 tournament champion had just broken for a 6-4, 5-4 lead when players were forced from the court at 9:03 p.m. due to lightning in the area. Heavy rain soon followed and less than 30 minutes later officials cancelled all remaining play for the night.<\/p>\n When play resumes Wednesday Zverev will attempt to serve out the match and set a fourth-round showdown with Karen Khachanov<\/a>, who upset the German in last week’s Toronto semi-finals after saving one match point.<\/p>\n Khachanov, who pushed Ben Shelton<\/a> to a third-set tie-break in the Toronto final, improved to 7-1 on the North American hard-court season with a 6-3, 6-3 win over American wild card Jenson Brooksby<\/a>. He is up three places to No. 9 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings this week, just one spot below his career-high.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n