World no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz passed the first obstacle at the Cincinnati Masters. Like at Roland Garros, the Spaniard had to dig deep against Damir Dzumhur, earning a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 victory in an hour and 41 minutes.

Carlos Alcaraz bounced back from a mid-match slump to down Bosnian Damir Dzumhur 6-1 2-6 6-3 in the second round of the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, as American Coco Gauff overcame early problems on serve to cruise past China's Wang Xinyu 6-3 6-2.

Alcaraz regained his intensity and cut down his errors in the third as a seventh ace took him to a match point that was converted when Dzumhur fired wide.