Chris Evert bluntly stated that she doesn't see any similarities between her love story with Jimmy Connors and the Emma Raducanu - Carlos Alcaraz dating rumors simply because the Briton and the Spaniard publicly underlined that they were not a couple and therefore should be left alone from such speculations.

Just a day after being backed by Lindsey Davenport, Ben Shelton became the last American player to fall at the Cincinnati Open overnight. He was well beaten 6-2 6-2 by Alexander Zverev, and looked crestfallen as he approached the net afterwards.

Despite a much awaited doubles partnership with Emma Raducanu, Carlos Alcaraz might be forced to withdraw from the US Open event alongside his great rival.