Cincinnati Open 2026 tennis order of play and TV coverage – Monday 17 August

The first round of the Cincinnati Open 2026 – the last stop ahead of the US Open – begins on Thursday.

The hard court tournament is an ATP and WTA 1000 event, which means it draws a star-studded field as players go through the gears ahead of the year's fourth and final major.

2025 men's champion Carlos Alcaraz and World No.1 Jannik Sinner are both absent with injury, which leaves Alexander Zverev as top seed.

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Iga Świątek returns to defend her title in a strong women's draw that includes nine of the top 10 players in the WTA rankings, with Wimbledon finalist Karolína Muchová the only one to miss out.

There's healthy British representation as well. As the only seeded player, Arthur Fery gets a bye to the second round but Katie Boulter, Cam Norrie and wildcard Jack Draper will all take to the court in the first round.

Radio Times has the full order of play for the Cincinnati Open 2026, with the full tournament schedule, updated with the latest matches each and every day.

All UK time. Singles matches only. First round onwards.

P&G Stadium Court

Scheduled 4pm

• ATP R1: Martin Landaluce (ESP) vs Jack Draper (GBR) [WC]

Estimated 5:30pm

• WTA R1: Ashlyn Krueger (USA) vs Lois Boisson (FRA) [WC]

Estimated 7pm

• WTA R1: Diane Parry (FRA) vs Caroline Dolehide (USA) [WC]

Scheduled 12am (Fri)

• ATP R1: Rinky Hijikata (AUS) [WC] vs Gael Monfils (FRA) [WC]

Estimated 1:30am (Fri)

• WTA R1: Caty McNally (USA) vs McCartney Kessler (USA)

Grandstand

Scheduled 4pm

• WTA R1: Daria Kasatkina (AUS) vs Zeynep Sonmez (TUR)

Estimated 5:30pm

• ATP R1: Cameron Norrie (GBR) vs Dino Prižmić (CRO)

Estimated 7pm

• ATP R1: Denis Shapovalov (CAN) vs Adrian Mannarino (FRA)

Scheduled 12am (Fri)

• WTA R1: Katie Boulter (GBR) vs Katie Volynets (USA) [WC]

Estimated 1:30am (Fri)

• ATP R1: Zachary Svajda (USA) vs Mattia Bellucci (ITA)

Tony Trabert Stadium 3

Scheduled 4pm

• WTA R1: Taylor Townsend (USA) vs Camila Osorio (COL)

Estimated 5:30pm

• WTA R1: Antonia Ružić (CRO) vs Magdalena Frech (POL)

Estimated 7pm

• ATP R1: Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) vs Jan Choinski (GBR)

Estimated 8:30pm

• ATP R1: Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs Terence Atmane (FRA)

Champions' Court

Scheduled 4pm

• WTA R1: Darja Vidmanova (CZE) [WC] vs Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)

Scheduled 5:30pm

• ATP R1: Henrique Rocha (POR) vs Jacob Fearnley (GBR)

Estimated 7pm

• WTA R1: Cristina Bucsa (ESP) vs Panna Udvardy (HUN)

Court 10

Scheduled 4pm

• WTA R1: Simona Waltert (SUI) vs Petra Marcinko (CRO)

Estimated 5:30pm

• WTA R1: Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) vs Magda Linette (POL)

Scheduled 7:30pm

• WTA R1: Tatjana Maria (GER) vs Dayana Yastremska (UKR)

Estimated 9pm

• ATP R1: Mariano Navone (ARG) vs Raphael Collignon (BEL)

Court 4

Scheduled 4pm

• WTA R1: Kamilla Rakhimova (UZB) vs Kimberly Birrell (AUS)

Scheduled 5:30pm

• ATP R1: Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) vs Mark Lajal (EST)

Estimated 7pm

• ATP R1: Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER)

Court 7

Scheduled 4pm

• WTA Qs: Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL) [8] vs Rebecca Sramkova (SVK)

Estimated 5:30pm

• WTA Qs Emiliana Arango (COL) vs Nadia Podoroska (ARG)

Estimated 7pm

• ATP R1: Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) vs Miomir Kecmanović (SRB)

Court 8

Scheduled 5:30pm

• WTA Qs: Xiyu Wang (CHN) vs Polina Kudermetova

Cincinnati Open 2026 schedule

ATP/WTA 1000

• Round 1: Thursday 13 August – Saturday 15 August
• Round 2: Saturday 15 – Sunday 16 August
• Round 3: Monday 17 – Tuesday 18 August
• Round of 16: Wednesday 19 August
• Quarter-finals: Thursday 20 – Friday 21 August
• Semi-finals: Saturday 22 August
• Final: Sunday 23 August

How to watch Cincinnati Open 2026 on TV and live stream in the UK

You can watch the Cincinnati Open 2026 live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports Main Event.

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