Cincinnati Open, 13–23 August: Boulter and Norrie advance

beehiveweb.co.uk editorial team 2026-08-14 18:27 4 min read

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The Cincinnati Open runs from 13 to 23 August in Cincinnati, Ohio, bringing the WTA and ATP tours together for a combined 1000-level tennis tournament. It is particularly relevant to followers of British tennis: Katie Boulter and Cam Norrie won their opening matches, while Jack Draper and Jan Choinski were eliminated.

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According to the LTA’s opening-day report, attention now turns to two demanding second-round assignments. Boulter will face sixth seed and Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, while Norrie takes on top seed Alexander Zverev. The British draws to watch provide broader context for the tournament and its upcoming matches.

Eleven days of combined WTA and ATP tennis

The tournament is scheduled to continue through 23 August. Its combined format places women’s and men’s 1000-level competition in the same Cincinnati programme, with the announced British contingent including Boulter, Norrie, Draper, Choinski and Arthur Fery.

Cincinnati Open, 13–23 August: Boulter and Norrie advance

The first round immediately reduced that British presence. Boulter and Norrie advanced through three-set matches, but Draper and Choinski both left opportunities behind in defeats that were closer than their eventual outcomes suggest.

Boulter survives a two-hour opening test

Boulter earned her first victory since the HSBC Championships by defeating American Katie Volynets 7-5, 0-6, 6-4 in two hours and 43 minutes. She recovered from 5-3 down in the first set before enduring a difficult second, during which she won only four points behind her serve.

Volynets then recovered from a break down in the deciding set, leaving the match balanced at 4-4. Boulter secured her sixth break of serve in the next game and completed the victory on her second match point.

Noskova now provides a sharper measure of Boulter’s form. The second-round meeting will be the Wimbledon champion’s first match since her title at SW19 and could offer an early preview of Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup tie against Czechia next month.

Norrie earns another chance to challenge Zverev

Norrie extended his productive start to the hard-court swing with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 comeback against Dominic Prizmic. After a slow first set, the British No.1 lost only three points on serve in the second and carried that improvement into a tense decider.

He saved a break point while trailing 2-1 and another three at 3-2 before breaking Prizmic in the following game. An unreturnable serve on match point completed the turnaround.

The result follows Norrie’s semi-final appearance in Los Cabos and fourth-round run at the National Bank Open. His next opponent presents a familiar obstacle: Norrie has lost all seven of his previous meetings with Zverev, including their Australian Open encounter earlier in 2026. Zverev, however, arrives after a second-round defeat in Montreal the previous week.

Missed leads end Draper and Choinski’s campaigns

Draper’s return from injury continued with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat by Spanish youngster Martin Landaluce. The former world No.4 led 5-2 in the second set and held six set points but could not force a decider. Despite reaching the Lexus Eastbourne Open semi-finals, he is still searching for his first victory of the American hard-court swing.

Choinski came within reach of his first ATP Masters 1000 win before Thiago Agustin Tirante prevailed 7-6(11), 6-7(7), 7-6(4). The world No.70 led 4-1 in the third set and again held a 4-1 advantage in the deciding tie-break. Tirante won the final six points to close a contest lasting just under three hours.

With Draper and Choinski out, the next confirmed British fixtures are Boulter against Noskova and Norrie against Zverev. The wider Cincinnati Open programme continues through 23 August.

Source: LTA Tennis News

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