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Fils Foils Foe To Claim Maiden Masters 1000 Title in Cincinnati
Arthur Fils landed the biggest title of his career at the 2026 Cincinnati Open, defeating Frances Tiafoe in three sets to claim his maiden ATP Masters 1000 crown. The 22-year-old Frenchman recovered from a one-sided second set to dominate the decider, capping an outstanding week in which he defeated Alex de Minaur, Flavio Cobolli and …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Ten Semi Final Recap
Arthur Fils and Frances Tiafoe will contest the 2026 Cincinnati Open final after both produced straight-set victories in Saturday’s semi-finals. Fils continued the best Masters 1000 run of his career by overpowering Flavio Cobolli to reach his maiden final at this level, while Tiafoe ended Brandon Nakashima’s outstanding North American hard-court swing to return to …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Nine Recap
The Cincinnati Open semi-final lineup was set on Friday, with Brandon Nakashima and Frances Tiafoe ensuring at least one American in Sunday’s final. Nakashima continued the best run of his career by outlasting Taylor Fritz in a high-quality three-set battle, backing up his run to the Montreal final with another deep Masters 1000 campaign. Tiafoe …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Eight Recap
The top half of the Cincinnati Open draw was whittled down to its final two players on Thursday, with Flavio Cobolli and Arthur Fils booking their places in the semi-finals. Cobolli recovered from a sluggish start to end Tommy Paul’s run in front of the home crowd, while Fils produced one of the cleanest performances …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Seven Recap
Day Seven delivered a shake-up in Cincinnati, with both of the tournament’s top two seeds crashing out in the Round of 16. Alexander Zverev held a match point before Tommy Paul turned their rain-interrupted battle around, while Félix Auger-Aliassime came up with one of his loose performances to fall in straight sets to Frances Tiafoe. …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Six Recap
Day Six completed the Round of 32 in Cincinnati, with Brandon Nakashima producing one of the escapes of the season, Félix Auger-Aliassime continuing his strong return post-Wimbledon and Frances Tiafoe edging a high-quality all-American battle against Learner Tien. With the last 16 now set, the tournament is nicely poised. Several of the biggest names remain …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Five Recap
Day Five in Cincinnati completed the top half of the Round of 32, with Alexander Zverev surviving another stern examination, Rafael Jódar continuing his terrific form and Thiago Agustín Tirante proving his upset of Novak Djokovic was no one-off. While the top seed remains alive, several matches were far tighter than the scorelines suggest, with …
Roger Federer Hall Of Fame Collection
If you’ve been reading Perfect Tennis for a long time, this post might feel like we’ve gone back about ten years. During Roger Federer’s playing days, his latest racket, shoes and Nike/Uniqlo outfits were a regular fixture on the site. New gear would appear for pretty much every tournament; I’d try and find leaked photos …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Four Recap
Day Four in Cincinnati brought an immediate shake-up in the bottom half of the draw, with Montreal champion Ben Shelton making a speedy exit and Casper Ruud retiring against qualifier Christopher O’Connell. Shelton’s 6-4, 6-4 defeat to Jaime Faria was the headline result, although perhaps not the biggest surprise given the quick turnaround from his …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Three Recap
The seeds finally entered the fray in Cincinnati, and it didn’t take long for the draw to blow up. Novak Djokovic suffered a big upset, falling in three sets to Thiago Agustín Tirante after struggling physically in the tough Ohio heat, while Rafael Jódar somehow escaped from 5-1 down in the deciding set to continue …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day Two Recap
Day Two saw the remaining opening-round matches finish before the tournament shifts into the seeded second-round clashes. While there were no huge shocks, several established names were made to work hard as Stefanos Tsitsipas survived a late scare, and Matteo Berrettini battled back from a set down. Former champions Marin Čilić and Grigor Dimitrov, meanwhile, …
Cincinnati Open 2026 Day One Recap
The Cincinnati Open barely had time to get underway before the National Bank Open had even crowned its champion, with Ben Shelton lifting the Montreal trophy on Thursday night while first-round matches in Ohio were already being played. Just another example of how awkward the ATP’s expanded two-week Masters 1000 schedule has become. Having one …
Shelton Successfully Defends Canada Open Title
Ben Shelton arrived in Canada with just one ATP Masters 1000 match win all season. Twelve days later, he leaves Montreal as a back-to-back champion, having not dropped a set and looking like the man to beat heading into the US Open. With the top four seeds all clowning up early, the defending champion handled …
National Bank Open 2026, Montreal Day Eleven Semi Final Recap
The final is set in Montreal, and it will be an all-American showdown between defending champion Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima. Shelton has looked the class of the field from the opening round, reaching the championship match without dropping a set and avenging his two previous defeats to Learner Tien with a commanding semi-final performance. …
Cincinnati Open Draw 2026
The Cincinnati Open draw is out, and like Montreal, it’s not the easiest tournament to assess on paper. Ben Shelton, Learner Tien, Rafael Jódar and Brandon Nakashima are all still alive in Montreal at the time of writing, and backing up a deep run with another Masters 1000 almost immediately afterwards is never easy, so …
National Bank Open 2026, Montreal Day Ten Recap
The washed-out Monday meant all four quarter-finals were on Tuesday’s schedule, delivering one of the busiest days of the tournament after the two-week format left most days threadbare. Defending champion Ben Shelton produced arguably the performance of the week to dismantle Jakub Menšík, while fellow American Learner Tien reached his maiden Masters 1000 semi-final to …
National Bank Open 2026, Montreal Day Eight Recap
Day eight in Montreal completed the quarter-final lineup, although the action on court felt ridiculously sparse for an ATP Masters 1000. With just four singles matches and a handful of doubles contests scheduled across the entire site, ticket holders on the outside courts had very little to watch, highlighting why expanded two-week Masters 1000s suck, …
National Bank Open 2026, Montreal Day Seven Recap
The first quarter-finalists were confirmed on day seven in Montreal as the bottom half of the draw reached its conclusion. Rafael Jódar continued his breakthrough season with another composed victory, Arthur Fils survived a stern test from Cameron Norrie, and Luciano Darderi and Brandon Nakashima both battled through three-set encounters to complete the last eight. …
National Bank Open 2026, Montreal Day Six Recap
Day six at the 2026 National Bank Open decided the remaining fourth-round places as João Fonseca picked up another solid victory over Casper Ruud, while defending champion Ben Shelton, Learner Tien and Jakub Menšík all strengthened their credentials with convincing wins. Elsewhere, Botic van de Zandschulp backed up his upset of Daniil Medvedev with another …
National Bank Open 2026, Montreal Day Five Recap
More surprises continued on day five of the National Bank Open in Montreal as third seed Alex de Minaur became the latest big name to exit after Cameron Norrie produced one of the comebacks of the season. Rafael Jódar continued his impressive season by defeating Lorenzo Musetti for the second time in the space of …
National Bank Open 2026, Montreal Day Four Recap
Four days into the expanded National Bank Open and the men’s draw has already been blown wide open. Home favourite Félix Auger-Aliassime was forced to withdraw with a back injury before striking a ball, while top seed Alexander Zverev, fourth seed Daniil Medvedev and seventh seed Taylor Fritz all suffered surprise defeats as another wave …
National Bank Open 2026, Montreal Day Three Recap
The 2026 National Bank Open finally enjoyed a full day of play on Tuesday, with sunshine replacing the rain that had disrupted the opening two days in Montreal. The first round was completed alongside the start of the second, and there were several notable results across both sections of the draw. Shang Juncheng produced the …
National Bank Open 2026, Montreal Day One & Two Recap
The 2026 National Bank Open in Montreal finally got underway after torrential rain turned the opening day into almost a complete washout, with just a handful of matches completed before play was abandoned, rendering a blog post pointless. Day two wasn’t much kinder either, as further interruptions forced players on and off court throughout the …
National Bank Open presented by Rogers, Montreal Draw 2026
The 2026 National Bank Open draw is out, and it’s perhaps the most neglected of all Masters 1000s on the calendar. The ATP gave the draw just a few hundred words (compared to 1000+ for other tournaments) and top players regularly give the event a miss. This year is no different as Jannik Sinner, Carlos …
Sinner Successfully Defends Wimbledon Title Against Zverev
Jannik Sinner cemented his position as the dominant force in men’s tennis on Sunday, defending his Wimbledon crown with a four-set victory over Alexander Zverev to claim a fifth Grand Slam title. The final was far closer than many of their recent meetings, with Zverev producing one of his best performances against the world No. …
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