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Cincinnati Open 2024 tennis results, ATP WTA schedule

2024-08-13 11:05:02

The Cincinnati Open, formerly called the Western & Southern Open, is celebrating its 125th anniversary and 45th year in Mason, Ohio as the tournament heats up on Monday.

Monday’s schedule includes the final round of qualifying play as eight ATP and WTA players will earn a place in the main draw.

There will be six ATP main draw matches (two singles, four doubles) during Monday’s night session, highlighted by American Tommy Paul (World No. 13), who is fresh off a Bronze Medal at the Paris Olympics. There are 116 Cincinnati Open participants who competed in the Paris Olympics, including 20 total medal winners and three Opening Ceremony flag bearers.

Monday’s evening session also features 2024 NCAA doubles champions Robert Cash and JJ Tracy from Ohio State taking on Wimbledon finalists Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.

Tuesday’s schedule at the Cincinnati Open

Tuesday features 32 matches from the opening round of ATP and WTA main draw. The full order of play can be found here.

WTA, ATP scores Monday at the Cincinnati Open

Ohio State tandem falls in 1st round

The duo of Ohio State teammates and 2024 national champions Robert Cash and J.J. Tracy fell in straight sets to the Australian tandem of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson, a duo that went to the Wimbledon finals.

Khachanov ends night session in a hurry

Coming off a second-round exit in the Canadian Open, Russia’s Karen Khachanov swiftly ended Monday’s night session with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Francisco Cerundolo.

Yafan Wang returns to Cincinnati main draw

Just as she did in her run to the Cincinnati Open Round of 32 in 2019, China’s Yafan Wang has played her way out of qualifying and into the main draw after beating Russia’s Erika Andreeva in a three-set marathon match, 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-3, that took nearly three hours.

Flavio Cobolli provides early main draw shocker

It took one Center Court match in the ATP main draw for there to be a big-time upset. Italy’s Flavio Cobolli knocked out American Tommy Paul, the World No. 13., who had recently reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the Olympics last month.

Robin Montgomery storms to the main draw

Last month, Robin Montgomery broke through at Wimbledon at a qualifier, reaching the Round of 64. The 19-year-old American did it again on Monday, taking out Italy’s Martina Trevisan 6-4, 6-4 to get to the main draw.

Taylor Townsend dominates in return to Cincinnati

No. 12 seed Taylor Townsend played her way into the main draw with a dominant 6-0, 6-3 victory over fellow American Katie Volynets Monday afternoon. Townsend, a Wimbledon doubles champion earlier this year, won a doubles title at the Cincinnati Open in 2023 with partner Alycia Parks.

Jaume Munar upsets Lorenzo Sonego

Spain’s Jaume Munar is through to the main draw after upsetting No. 6 seed Lorenzo Sonego of Italy, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. American Aleksander Kovacevic also secured a spot in the main draw with a straight-set victory over Australian Rinky Hijikata.

Michaelsen, Borges cruise to ATP main draw

American Alex Michelsen and Portugal’s Nuno Borges made quick work of their qualifying opponents Monday to advance to the main draw. Borges, one day after knocking out Cincinnati native J.J. Wolf, defeated Aleksander Vukic 7-6 (4), 6-1. Michelsen took out wild card Mackenzie McDonald in straight sets.

Lulu Sun advances to WTA main draw

Coming off a run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals as a qualifier, Lulu Sun (No. 53) of New Zealand advanced to the Cincinnati Open main draw with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti.

Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka falls in qualifier

Naomi Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam champion and former World No. 1, fell to American Ashlyn Krueger 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Krueger is making her first appearance in Cincinnati.

Coming off maternity leave in 2023, Osaka was playing in the qualifying rounds of a WTA Tournament for the first time since 2018.

Brandon Holt wins battle of American wild cards

Brandon Holt will play in an ATP main draw for the first time since February. The 26-year-old from California defeated fellow American Zachary Svajda 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 Monday to advance to the Round of 64.

Elsewhere on the ATP side, Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka beat Arthur Cazaux (France) 6-4, 6-4 and France’s Corentin Moutet advanced to the main draw with a three-set win over Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics.

Top-seeded qualifier Magdalena Frech punches ticket to WTA main draw

Poland’s Magdalena Frech did not drop a set over the last two days of qualifying play and became the first qualifier to secure a spot in the main draw Monday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Court 10.

Frech, WTA No. 50, has shown the ability to get hot at the right time this year, making the Round of 16 in Dubai and the Australian Open.

Frech, France’s Varvara Gracheva and Great Britain’s Harriet Dart each advanced to the main draw with wins on Monday.

How to watch the Cincinnati Open

Gates at the Lindner Family Tennis Center open at 9:30 a.m. for Monday’s day session with the first matches scheduled for 11 a.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. for the night session and first-round matches will begin at 6 p.m.

Matches can be watched live on the Tennis Channel while select matches throughout the tournament will be available to watch live on Amazon Prime, Roku, Samsung+, YouTube TV and Hulu+ Live.

How to get tickets for the Cincinnati Open

Single-session tickets for the remainder of the tournament are still available at CincinnatiOpen.com/tickets/. Monday’s day session tickets start at around $70 and night session tickets are currently selling for around $55.

Full-series and multi-day ticket packages are sold out.

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