Top seeds eliminated in a crazy day in Cincinnati

Surprises everywhere, disappointments from title contenders, and ultimately, a lot of emotions. All of this was experienced on the first day when seeded players entered the scene in both the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 2026 and the WTA 1000 Cincinnati 2026. 

The downfall of Novak Djokovic was the most significant news, but the total number of eliminations in the men's draw was 5, while in the women's tournament, 3 seeded players were ousted early in the event, although Swiatek and Rybakina have yet to debut in that section of the draw.

This only reaffirms the tremendous competitiveness in both circuits, leading to a proliferation of surprises, amplified by the rigorous schedule and the impossibility of the best in the world to maintain their peak level consistently.

The draw opens up in the area occupied by Djokovic, which could be capitalized on by either Landaluce or Tirante, the Serbian's executioner. In any case, the competition will be fierce and it will be interesting to see how the lower part of the men's draw and the upper part of the women's draw develop.

Seeded players eliminated in Cincinnati

Men's Tournament

Tomás Martín Etcheverry (26), by 6-3 7-6 (4) against Atmane

Valentin Vacherot (16), by 6-3 6-3 against Vallejo

Novak Djokovic (3), by 2-6 6-4 6-4 against Tirante

Matteo Arnaldi (31), by 6-4 4-6 6-4 against Landaluce

Luciano Darderi (19), by 6-4 6-2 against Hijikata

Women's Tournament

Elise Mertens (21), by 2-6 6-2 6-2 against Parry

Belinda Bencic (12), by 6-3 Ret. against Boisson

Jelena Ostapenko (26), by 6-1 6-1 against Frech

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