Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, the Cincinnati Open blew the race to be the best in the world wide open,

Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz could be forced to pulled out of the star-studded US Open mixed doubles tournament, according to reports. The revamped event at Flushing Meadows is set to get underway on Tuesday with the two tennis superstars one of the teams in the draw.

Carlos Alcaraz sent a classy message after beating an ailing Alexander Zverev in straight sets to reach the Cincinnati Open final. Alcaraz triumphed 6-4, 6-3 over Zverev, with the German forced to

Following his title wins in Monte-Carlo and Rome, Carlos Alcaraz has now won 15 consecutive matches at ATP 1000 Masters events. Since the format was introduced in 1990, only two Spanish men have reach

Carlos Alcaraz knows that he risked more than expected against Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals of the 'Cincinnati Open', but he overcame the difficulties and qualified for the semifinals in Ohio also thanks to some gifts from the Russian player in the decisive moment of the challenge.

Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Open, matching a historic milestone previously achieved only by Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras.

Carlos Alcaraz's Cincinnati Open quarter-final match against Andrey Rublev was halted for an emergency in the stands. The Spaniard held to lead 1-0 in the deciding set when chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani realised someone in the crowd was struggling, and raced over to bring them water and an umbrella.