Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Two Recap

Day Two noticed the remaining opening-round matches end earlier than the match shifts into the seeded second-round clashes.

Whereas there have been no big shocks, a number of established names have been made to work arduous as Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a late scare, and Matteo Berrettini battled again from a set down.

Former champions Marin Čilić and Grigor Dimitrov, in the meantime, each suffered disappointing early exits.

With the primary spherical now full, the match actually will get underway on Saturday as all 32 seeds enter the draw, headlined by Novak Djokovic’s return to Cincinnati, Alexander Zverev’s opener in opposition to Cameron Norrie, and a bunch of intriguing second-round matchups.

Day Two Cincinnati Open Spherical of 128 Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Rating

Adolfo Daniel Vallejo
Kyrian Jacquet (Q)
6-2, 6-4

Hubert Hurkacz
Sho Shimabukuro (LL)
6-2, 6-4

Matteo Berrettini
Titouan Droguet (Q)
3-6, 6-1, 6-4

Yannick Hanfmann
Luca Van Assche (Q)
6-2, 6-4

James Duckworth
J.J. Wolf (Q)
7-5, 7-6(0)

Quentin Halys (Q)
Vit Kopriva
7-6(5), 6-4

Alex Michelsen
Jesper de Jong
6-4, 6-4

Daniel Merida Aguilar
Marin Cilic (WC)
3-6, 6-1, 6-1

Botic van de Zandschulp
Alexander Shevchenko (LL)
6-4, 6-4

Christopher O’Connell (Q)
Kamil Majchrzak
6-4, 7-6(5)

Pablo Carreno Busta
Tomas Machac
6-3, 6-2

Nuno Borges
Thanasi Kokkinakis (PR)
5-7, 7-6(3), 7-6(4)

Aleksandar Kovacevic
Karen Khachanov
5-7, 6-3, 7-6(2)

Marco Trungelliti (Q)
Hamad Medjedovic
7-5, 7-6(2)

Jaime Faria (Q)
Jenson Brooksby
6-3, 6-2

Adam Walton
Nicolas Mejia (Q)
7-6(5), 6-0

Michael Zheng (Q)
Fabian Marozsan
3-6, 6-1, 7-6(1)

Daniel Altmaier
Coleman Wong (Q)
3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Sebastian Baez
Grigor Dimitrov (WC)
1-6, 6-3, 6-4

Lorenzo Sonego
Juncheng Shang (PR)
6-3, 6-3

Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Mark Lajal (Q)
6-4, 6-4

Stefanos Tsitsipas
Valentin Royer
7-6(4), 7-5

Key Match Recap

Stefanos Tsitsipas def. Valentin Royer 7-6(4), 7-5

Stefanos Tsitsipas averted an opening-round upset, recovering from a late wobble to defeat Valentin Royer and ebook a second-round assembly with Felix Auger-Aliassime.

The Greek regarded in full management after taking the primary set and constructing a 5-2 lead within the second, however Royer refused to go away, saving two match factors earlier than levelling at 5-5.

Tsitsipas finally steadied himself, broke once more earlier than changing his sixth match level, and his Cincinnati report of two semi-finals and a closing is a good one. Unsure he’ll replicate any of these runs this yr, thoughts.

Daniel Mérida Aguilar def. Marin Čilić 3-6, 6-1, 6-1

Daniel Mérida confirmed his Montreal run was no fluke, recovering from a gradual begin to remove former Cincinnati champion Marin Čilić.

After dropping the opening set, the Spaniard fully flipped the momentum, dominating the baseline exchanges and successful the ultimate two units with ease.

Cilic is all the time going to battle in matches that go the space, so until he can get you out of there in two fast units, you all the time fancy the opponent to come back out on high if they’ll take it three units.

Matteo Berrettini def. Titouan Droguet 3-6, 6-1, 6-4

Matteo Berrettini survived an early scare in opposition to qualifier Titouan Droguet earlier than discovering his vary.

Droguet, who reached the third spherical in Montreal after coming by means of qualifying, continued his wonderful latest type by taking the opening set, however Berrettini progressively imposed himself together with his heavier serve and forehand.

The Italian raised his degree considerably after the primary set and closed out the ultimate two units with out permitting the French qualifier many alternatives.

Sebastián Báez def. Grigor Dimitrov 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

Sebastián Báez recovered from a dreadful opening set to remove former Cincinnati champion Grigor Dimitrov.

Dimitrov regarded set for a routine victory after racing by means of the primary set, however the Bulgarian’s degree progressively dipped as Báez started extending rallies and forcing extra errors.

The deciding set swung badly for the Bulgarian, with Dimitrov main 3-0 and 4-1 earlier than Báez reeled him again in to finish one other spectacular comeback.

For Dimitrov, it’s a irritating return from damage, and he shouldn’t actually be shedding to this man on arduous courts.

Baez has been a bit higher on the floor this yr, however on a fast hardcourt at a match you’ve received earlier than, and a 4-1 lead within the decider? Weak.

Different Matches of Word

Alex Michelsen produced one other composed show to defeat Jesper de Jong 6-4, 6-4 and arrange an all-American conflict with Taylor Fritz.

Hubert Hurkacz made a strong return with a routine 6-2, 6-4 victory over fortunate loser Sho Shimabukuro.

Nuno Borges edged one of many matches of the day, saving himself after dropping the opening set to defeat Thanasi Kokkinakis 5-7, 7-6(3), 7-6(4). The Aussie picked up one other damage within the third after cramping and twisting his ankle.

Aleksandar Kovacevic additionally produced a formidable comeback, recovering from a set all the way down to knock out Karen Khachanov 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(2).

Highlights

Cincinnati Open Day Three Spherical of 64 Matches