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ATP Cincinnati 2026 Recap: Winner, Retirements, MTOs

The ATP Cincinnati 2026 finished on 23 August. 132 players, 6 straight wins for the champion. Everything below is from our own records of the tournament, including the medical timeouts, which are not published anywhere else.

Who won the ATP Cincinnati 2026?

In the final, Arthur Fils beat Frances Tiafoe 6-3 1-6 6-0 to take the title.

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What was the biggest upset of the ATP Cincinnati 2026?

The biggest upset was Jaime Faria beating Ben Shelton 6-4 6-4 on 17 August as a 5.56 outsider — a 17% chance on the pre-match price with the bookmaker's margin taken out.

DateResultScoreWinner's priceMarket gave them
17 AugustJ. Faria beat B. Shelton6-4 6-45.5617%
15 AugustT. A. Tirante beat N. Djokovic2-6 6-4 6-44.0124%
12 AugustS. Sakellaridis beat M. Damm6-4 7-63.6726%
19 AugustF. Cobolli beat R. Jodar4-6 7-6 6-33.6427%
13 AugustN. Mejia beat J. Fearnley6-3 3-6 6-23.4728%

Which players retired at the ATP Cincinnati 2026?

2 players retired during the ATP Cincinnati 2026, and 1 match went as a walkover.

DateRetiredOpponentScore at the timeRetiring player's price
14 AugustMarton FucsovicsTerence Atmane3-12.78
16 AugustCasper RuudChristopher O'Connell7-5 1-21.32

Walkovers

DateMatch
18 AugustJ. Fonseca v C. O'Connell

A retirement is settled differently by every operator, and a walkover again differently — see tennis retirement rules by sportsbook for who pays and who voids.

Which players took medical timeouts at the ATP Cincinnati 2026?

21 medical timeouts were taken during the ATP Cincinnati 2026, and the last column is what happened to the match afterwards.

DatePlayerOpponentTreatedScore at the timeResult for that player
11 AugustChristopher O'ConnellDane Sweeny—6-7, 1-2Won
12 AugustHugo GastonNicolai Budkov Kjaer—2-6, 6-3, 4-5Lost
12 AugustNicolai Budkov KjaerHugo Gaston—2-6, 5-3Won
14 AugustMattia BellucciZachary Svajda—6-7, 4-5Won
14 AugustDaniel AltmaierColeman Wong Chak Lam—6-3, 2-5Won
14 AugustAlexander ShevchenkoBotic Van De Zandschulp—6-4, 0-0Lost
14 AugustNicolas MejiaAdam Walton—7-6, 3-0Lost
14 AugustThanasi KokkinakisNuno Borges—5-7, 7-6, 6-6Lost
15 AugustNovak DjokovicThiago Agustin Tirante—6-2, 2-1Lost
15 AugustMattia BellucciJakub Mensik—5-7, 6-2, 1-2Lost
15 AugustTerence AtmaneTomas Martin Etcheverry—6-3, 0-0Won
16 AugustRafael JodarDenis Shapovalov—7-5, 4-6, 1-2Won
16 AugustCasper RuudChristopher O'Connell—7-5, 0-0Lost (retired)
16 AugustMarco TrungellitiDaniil Medvedev—4-6, 5-4Lost
16 AugustArthur RinderknechJuan Manuel Cerundolo—6-4, 6-7, 2-3Lost
16 AugustSebastian BaezLearner Tien—6-3, 2-3Lost
17 AugustFrances TiafoeLorenzo Sonego—0-0Won
18 AugustTerence AtmaneAlexander Zverev—7-6, 0-0Lost
18 AugustAndrey RublevNuno Borges—0-3Lost
19 AugustFrances TiafoeLearner Tien—4-6, 6-4, 0-0Won
23 AugustFrances TiafoeArthur Fils—6-3, 1-6, 0-0Lost

Logged live from the court as they happened. A medical timeout is not an injury report — players take them to break a run of games as well as to be treated, and both are in this table.