Cincinnati Open in Ohio: British tests before 23 August

The Cincinnati Open 2026 is under way in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 13 to 23 August. The combined WTA and ATP 1000 tennis tournament began with first-round wins for Katie Boulter and Cameron Norrie, giving British followers two demanding second-round matches to watch.

The dates and host city are confirmed, but the LTA Tennis News report does not provide the exact venue name or address, session times, ticket prices, booking terms, transport guidance or accessibility information. Anyone considering attending will need to confirm those details separately before making plans. The event is most relevant to spectators following elite international tennis and the British players in the draw.

Boulter survives a three-set 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.

The Briton recovered from 5-3 down to win the opening set before Volynets controlled the second. Boulter then had to respond again in the decider after her opponent recovered an early break.

With the score level at 4-4, Boulter secured her sixth break of the match. She served out the contest on her second match point, keeping her Cincinnati Open campaign alive after a match shaped by repeated shifts in momentum.

Norrie turns his match around to reach round two

Norrie also came through three sets, beating Dominic Prizmic 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. After losing the opener, the British No.1 conceded only three points on serve during the second set.

The deciding set tested Norrie under pressure. He saved a break point while trailing 2-1 and another three at 3-2, then broke Prizmic in the following game. An unreturnable serve on match point completed the comeback.

The result extends a productive stretch on hard courts following Norrie’s semi-final appearance in Los Cabos and fourth-round run at the National Bank Open.

Two seeded opponents now block the British pair

Boulter’s second-round opponent is sixth seed and Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova. It will be Noskova’s first match since winning at SW19, while the contest also offers an early look at players who could feature when Great Britain meets Czechia in the Billie Jean King Cup next month.

Norrie will face top seed Alexander Zverev. The British player has lost all seven of their previous meetings, including at the Australian Open earlier in 2026. Zverev, however, arrives after a second-round exit in Montreal.

Draper and Choinski lose after holding leads

Jack Draper’s return from injury continued with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat by Spanish youngster Martin Landaluce. Draper led 5-2 in the second set and held six set points, but could not force a deciding set. He remains without a victory during the American hard-court swing following his semi-final run at the Lexus Eastbourne Open.

Jan Choinski came closer still to recording his first ATP Masters 1000 victory. He lost 7-6(11), 6-7(7), 7-6(4) to Thiago Agustin Tirante after leading 4-1 in the third set and by the same score in the deciding tie-break. Tirante won the final six points to finish the match in just under three hours.

Confirmed details for following the tournament

The LTA’s coverage references a provisional tournament schedule for session-by-session planning. The next confirmed milestones for the British campaign are Boulter against Noskova and Norrie against Zverev in the second round.

Source: LTA Tennis News