Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz may have luck on his facet after pleading for "no more rain" on the Cincinnati Open. The 20-year-old noticed his win over American Tommy Paul halted twice as a result of opposed climate, however may now see his fortunes flip round in a while right now.

Both Alcaraz and Paul loved a fierce battle on Centre Court with a spot within the quarter-finals up for grabs. The pair took the primary two units to nail biting tie breakers earlier than the Spaniard finally prevailed 7-6, 6-7, 6-3.

While there was loads of motion for followers to get pleasure from, the match noticed two breaks in play when the heavens opened. The first disruption got here after a break from Alcaraz within the first recreation of the ultimate set.

Both gamers had been compelled to go away the court docket earlier than returning lower than an hour later. Just because the gamers had completed warming up the pair departed for a second time with one other downpour.

Play shortly resumed with Alcaraz lastly claiming the victory. The end result noticed him get his revenge after a quarter-final defeat to Paul on the Canadian Open per week prior.

Following the win Alcaraz, as per his custom, wrote on the digicam saying: "No more rain." And based on The Weather Channel report he may very well be in luck.

Ahead of his recreation at 3 p.m. ET in opposition to Australia's Max Purcell there's a 0 % likelihood of rain till 9 p.m. Even then it's going to rise to a mere 1 % with play unlikely to transcend three hours.

While the climate requires clear circumstances, the match is certain to trigger a storm on Centre Court with a spot within the semi-finals up for grabs. The pair have by no means confronted one another on the identical court docket resulting in a lot anticipation.

Alcaraz goes into the match in advantageous kind having registered spectacular wins over each Paul and Jordan Thompson en route. Purcell has performed significantly extra matches, with two qualifiers wanted earlier than getting into the event, however dominated Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka in straight units in his Round of 16 win.

Both gamers are in motion on Centre Court at 3 p.m. ET with one eye on the semi-finals.