Cincinnati, Aug 14, 2026 (AFP) - Former Cincinnati contenders suffer contrasting first-round fates

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2026-08-14

A former champion at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters was knocked out on Friday by a South American clay-courter while the tournament's 2022 finalist survived into the second round. With 64 seeds in the men's and women's draw of the last major warm-up prior to the August 30 US Open only going into action from Saturday, interest focused on the fate of 2017 winner Grigor Dimitrov and 2022 runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas. The popular Dimitrov was unable......

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