Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Five Recap

Day 5 in Cincinnati accomplished the highest half of the Spherical of 32, with Alexander Zverev surviving one other stern examination, Rafael Jódar persevering with his terrific type and Thiago Agustín Tirante proving his upset of Novak Djokovic was no one-off.

Whereas the highest seed stays alive, a number of matches had been far tighter than the scorelines counsel, with Arthur Fils, Flavio Cobolli and Alex de Minaur all compelled to dig deep earlier than reaching the final 16.

Zverev continues to be trying to find his greatest tennis, whereas Jódar and Tirante proceed to play with the liberty and confidence which have made them two of the standout performers of the North American hard-court swing.

In the meantime, the underside half of the draw returns on Day Six, headlined by Daniil Medvedev towards Brandon Nakashima, Taylor Fritz taking over the in-form Daniel Mérida, and Félix Auger-Aliassime trying to proceed his comeback towards Juan Manuel Cerúndolo.

There was additionally disappointment for João Fonseca, who withdrew forward of his third-round match towards Christopher O’Connell with an belly damage. Is he a doubt for the USO, or is it precautionary?

Day 5 Cincinnati Open Spherical of 32 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

Alexander Zverev (1)
Terence Atmane
7-6(4), 7-6(6)

Tommy Paul (18)
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Rafael Jodar (12)
Alejandro Tabilo (22)
6-2, 6-1

Flavio Cobolli (7)
Alexander Blockx (28)
7-5, 4-6, 7-5

Thiago Agustin Tirante
Martin Landaluce
7-6(5), 7-6(4)

Jakub Mensik (14)
Rinky Hijikata (WC)
6-3, 6-4

Arthur Fils (21)
Jiri Lehecka (9)
6-1, 6-7(7), 6-3

Alex de Minaur (5)
Arthur Fery (32)
7-5, 7-6(3)

Key Match Recap

Thiago Agustín Tirante def. Martín Landaluce 7-6(5), 7-6(4)

Thiago Agustín Tirante backed up his win over Novak Djokovic with one other composed efficiency, edging Martín Landaluce in two tight tie-breaks.

Each gamers had possibilities in a high-quality baseline battle, however Tirante was the steadier competitor when the stress was on, and the Argentine has put collectively a formidable US Open collection.

Rafael Jódar def. Alejandro Tabilo 6-2, 6-1

Rafael Jódar produced a little bit of a demolition job, taking aside Alejandro Tabilo in simply 75 minutes.

Given his Montreal run and his match-point-saving win towards Denis Shapovalov, I assumed Tabilo might need the sting, however Jódar got here out firing, putting winners from all areas of the court docket and by no means letting Tabilo settle.

Jódar’s recreation has critical firepower alongside his excellent tactical consciousness, and a gathering with Flavio Cobolli ought to inform us much more about the place his degree sits proper now.

Alexander Zverev def. Terence Atmane 7-6(4), 7-6(6)

Alexander Zverev survived one other awkward take a look at, needing two tie-breaks to lastly shake off Terence Atmane.

The Frenchman served brilliantly all through and twice got here inside some extent of forcing a deciding set after saving two match factors within the second-set breaker, however Zverev regrouped instantly to complete the job.

Sascha nonetheless hasn’t hit the extent you’d usually affiliate with a prime seed, or what we’ve seen from him earlier this season, however he’s nonetheless within the match.

Arthur Fils def. Jiří Lehečka 6-1, 6-7(7), 6-3

Arthur Fils picked up one of many higher wins of the day by ending Jiří Lehečka’s run in three entertaining units.

The Frenchman fully dominated the opener and seemed set to complete the match in two units earlier than failing to transform a match level within the second-set tie-break.

To his credit score, he didn’t collapse after that disappointment. Fils reset properly, broke early within the decider and managed the rest of the match to earn one other spectacular victory over the Czech, his third towards Lehečka this season.

Different Matches of Observe

Tommy Paul recovered from a gradual begin to defeat Adolfo Daniel Vallejo 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and arrange one other assembly with Alexander Zverev.

Flavio Cobolli escaped a stern take a look at from Alexander Blockx, recovering from 3-5 down within the deciding set to win 4 straight video games and e-book a conflict with Rafael Jódar.

Alex de Minaur additionally needed to dig deep after three rain delays disrupted his match towards Arthur Fery. The Australian squandered a 5-1 lead within the second set (one thing he retains doing) earlier than regaining his composure to dominate the deciding tie-break.

Highlights

Cincinnati Open Day Six Spherical of 32 Matches