Overview
- Tommy Paul rallied from a set down to beat No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev 4-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the Cincinnati quarterfinals.
- Play was halted during the second set for about 90 minutes after rain forced the Lindner Family Tennis Center to stop matches and dry courts.
- Paul saved a match point in the second-set tiebreak after play resumed and then broke Zverev twice late in the third set to close out the upset.
- Paul will meet No. 7 seed Flavio Cobolli in the last eight, with Arthur Fils and Thiago Tirante among the other players who advanced after surprise wins.
- Cincinnati is the final big hard-court event before the U.S. Open, and with Alcaraz and Sinner absent and Djokovic already out, results here are reshaping confidence and seeding for New York.