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Day Seven delivered a shake-up in Cincinnati, with both of the tournament’s top two seeds crashing out in the Round of 16. Alexander Zverev held a match point before Tommy Paul turned their rain-interrupted battle around, while Félix Auger-Aliassime came up with one of his loose performances to fall in straight sets to Frances Tiafoe. …
Day Six completed the Round of 32 in Cincinnati, with Brandon Nakashima producing one of the escapes of the season, Félix Auger-Aliassime continuing his strong return post-Wimbledon and Frances Tiafoe edging a high-quality all-American battle against Learner Tien. With the last 16 now set, the tournament is nicely poised. Several of the biggest names remain …
Day Five in Cincinnati completed the top half of the Round of 32, with Alexander Zverev surviving another stern examination, Rafael Jódar continuing his terrific form and Thiago Agustín Tirante proving his upset of Novak Djokovic was no one-off. While the top seed remains alive, several matches were far tighter than the scorelines suggest, with …
If you’ve been reading Perfect Tennis for a long time, this post might feel like we’ve gone back about ten years. During Roger Federer’s playing days, his latest racket, shoes and Nike/Uniqlo outfits were a regular fixture on the site. New gear would appear for pretty much every tournament; I’d try and find leaked photos …
Day Four in Cincinnati brought an immediate shake-up in the bottom half of the draw, with Montreal champion Ben Shelton making a speedy exit and Casper Ruud retiring against qualifier Christopher O’Connell. Shelton’s 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Jaime Faria was the headline result, although perhaps not the biggest surprise given the quick turnaround from his …
The seeds finally entered the fray in Cincinnati, and it didn’t take long for the draw to blow up. Novak Djokovic suffered a big upset, falling in three sets to Thiago Agustín Tirante after struggling physically in the tough Ohio heat, while Rafael Jódar somehow escaped from 5-1 down in the deciding set to continue …
Day Two saw the remaining opening-round matches finish before the tournament shifts into the seeded second-round clashes. While there were no huge shocks, several established names were made to work hard as Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a late scare, and Matteo Berrettini battled back from a set down. Former champions Marin Čilić and Grigor Dimitrov, meanwhile, …
The Cincinnati Open barely had time to get underway before the National Bank Open had even crowned its champion, with Ben Shelton lifting the Montreal trophy on Thursday night while first-round matches in Ohio were already being played. Just another example of how awkward the ATP’s expanded two-week Masters 1000 schedule has become. Having one …
Ben Shelton arrived in Canada with just one ATP Masters 1000 match win all season. Twelve days later, he leaves Montreal as a back-to-back champion, having not dropped a set and looking like the man to beat heading into the US Open. With the top four seeds all clowning up early, the defending champion handled …
The final is set in Montreal, and it will be an all-American showdown between defending champion Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima. Shelton has looked the class of the field from the opening round, reaching the championship match without dropping a set and avenging his two previous defeats to Learner Tien with a commanding semi-final performance. …
