Cincinnati Open to 23 August: Fery breaks through

beehiveweb.co.uk editorial team 2026-08-16 11:13 3 min read

A tennis player in a white shirt and cap clenches his fist in celebration.

The Cincinnati Open continues in Cincinnati, Ohio, until 23 August, with British player Arthur Fery through to the third round after securing the first Masters 1000 victory of his career. LTA Tennis News reports that the 24-year-old defeated Australia’s James Duckworth on his tournament debut.

Running from 13 to 23 August, the combined WTA and ATP 1000 tournament brings leading men’s and women’s players into the same event. It will appeal to spectators following elite international tennis, although several details needed to plan an in-person visit were not included in the supplied event information.

Planning detail	Confirmed information
Dates	13–23 August
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Tournament	Combined WTA and ATP 1000 event
Venue, tickets and access	No venue name, address, ticket price, booking method, transport guidance or accessibility information was supplied
UK coverage	Sky Sports Tennis and NOW

Anyone considering attending will need the missing venue and ticket information before making firm travel plans. Further British results and fixtures provide context on the tournament format and what comes next for Boulter and Norrie.

Fery earns his first win at Masters 1000 level

Fery received a bye into the second round before beating Duckworth 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(4) in two hours and 34 minutes. It was his first competitive match since reaching the Wimbledon semi-final in July, a run that carried him into the world’s top 40 for the first time.

Cincinnati Open to 23 August: Fery breaks through

The British No.2 recovered after surrendering an early break advantage in the opening set. Duckworth answered by winning the first three games of the second set and breaking again at 5-2, forcing the match into a decider.

Neither player managed a break in the final set. Fery then won the last four points of the tie-break to complete his first Masters 1000 win in only his second main-draw appearance at this level. His next opponent is fifth seed Alex de Minaur.

Norrie and Boulter lose to Grand Slam champions

Cam Norrie came within two sets of eliminating top seed Alexander Zverev but eventually lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 after two hours and 30 minutes. The British No.1 broke Zverev in the German’s opening service game and protected that advantage to take the first set.

Zverev, the reigning Roland Garros champion and world No.3, found the decisive break in each of the next two sets. The result sends him into the third round and ends Norrie’s Cincinnati campaign.

Katie Boulter also made an encouraging start against Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, breaking the Czech player in her opening service game. Noskova recovered quickly, broke serve four times and recorded a 6-3, 6-3 victory. It was her first win since becoming a Grand Slam champion.

British interest now rests on Fery’s next test

The second-round results leave Fery as the only one of these three British players to advance. His meeting with De Minaur will be another step up: the Australian is seeded fifth, while Fery is contesting his first Cincinnati Open and entered the main draw directly.

Fery’s recent Wimbledon run provides the immediate context for his progress, but Cincinnati represents a separate milestone. This was his first completed match since that semi-final and his first victory at Masters 1000 level.

How UK viewers can follow the Cincinnati Open

UK viewers can watch the remaining Cincinnati Open action exclusively on Sky Sports Tennis and NOW. The supplied information does not provide a match date or start time for Fery against De Minaur, but that is his next confirmed assignment in the tournament.

Source: LTA Tennis News

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