ATP Dani Mérida Zizou Bergs Taylor Fritz ATP Cincinnati 2026

Mérida continues to soar on hard court: crushes Bergs and will face Fritz in the third round of Cincinnati

Andrés Tomás Rico - 17 Aug 2026
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Dani Mérida continues to soar on hard court: crushes Bergs and faces Fritz. Photo: Getty Images

Like Pedro at home. Dani Mérida keeps moving forward on the American hard courts and is now in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters 1000 after dominating Zizou Bergs with a score of 6-3, 6-2 after one hour and 21 minutes of play. In this way, the Madrilenian continues to exude confidence and maintains an upward trajectory. However, his next opponent will be a tough nut to crack, namely Taylor Fritz, one of the main title contenders in the Ohio tournament.

Although the Spaniard assured after his comeback debut in Cincinnati against Marin Cilic that he had barely slept due to a flight that forced them to return to Canada. In his match against the Belgian, he seemed to have rested well because he came out on the court like a bull. What's more, he did not drop his serve throughout the match and managed to break Bergs' serve three times.

Dani Mérida will face Taylor Fritz for the first time, while he temporarily ranks as the world number 39

The Madrilenian had already warned before starting this tour that while he had never achieved a victory in the main draw of an ATP tournament on hard courts, most of his successes on the Challenger and Futures circuit had been on this surface. So after shining at the Canada Masters 1000, reaching the quarter-finals, he wants what happened in Montreal to no longer be an exception and to become a reality.

He arrived in Cincinnati debuting his best position in the ATP ranking. No more, no less than as the number forty in the world. With this victory, he climbs provisionally to the 39th spot and if he manages to defeat Fritz and reach the round of 16, he would climb another place to the 38th position.

 

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