Cincinnati Open Draw 2025

The 2025 Cincinnati Open draw is right here, and it’s all change on the Lindner Household Tennis Centre due to an enormous $260 million transformation with new eye-catching structure and the enlargement of the campus to double its earlier dimension.

However whereas the venue has levelled up, the choice to increase the singles draw from 56 to 96 gamers seems like a foul transfer based mostly on what we’ve seen elsewhere, particularly in Toronto.

What was as soon as one of the crucial streamlined, high-quality Masters occasions is now the identical form of bloated format we’ve seen in Madrid, Rome, and Toronto.

Extra byes, extra qualifiers, and extra crap first-round matches. I’ve at all times favored Cincy for its speedy courts and the truth that it was about depth and fast-paced tennis from the very first ball. Now it’s two weeks with a Monday last.

Event Information

2025 Cincinnati Open Seeds

Seeds

Jannik Sinner
Carlos Alcaraz
Alexander Zverev
Taylor Fritz
Ben Shelton
Alex de Minaur
Holger Rune
Lorenzo Musetti
Andrey Rublev
Frances Tiafoe
Casper Ruud
Daniil Medvedev
Tommy Paul
Karen Khachanov
Flavio Cobolli
Jakub Menšík
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Arthur Fils
Tomáš Macháč
Ugo Humbert
Alexei Popyrin
Jiří Lehečka
Félix Auger-Aliassime
Denis Shapovalov
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Tallon Griekspoor
Brandon Nakashima
Alex Michelsen
Luciano Darderi
Gabriel Diallo
Lorenzo Sonego
Cameron Norrie

Wildcards

Protected Rating

Wtihdrawals

Qualifiers

Fortunate Losers

2025 Cincinnati Open Draw

Prime Half

Backside Half

PDF Draw

Ideas on the Draw

Prime Half

Seeded gamers: Jannik Sinner (1), Taylor Fritz (4), Holger Rune (7), Lorenzo Musetti (8), Frances Tiafoe (10), Casper Ruud (11), Tommy Paul (13), Flavio Cobolli (15), Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (17), Tomáš Macháč (19), Ugo Humbert (20), Félix Auger-Aliassime (23), Stefanos Tsitsipas (25), Alex Michelsen (28), Gabriel Diallo (30), Lorenzo Sonego (31)

Prime seed and defending champion Jannik Sinner, contemporary off his Wimbledon title, begins with a bye and faces both Vit Kopriva or a qualifier within the second spherical.

Sinner’s draw seems very manageable, with a possible third-round conflict towards Gabriel Diallo (30) the one actual curiosity.

Diallo, who has risen properly up the rankings, might pose a problem on laborious courts, however Sinner’s consistency and up to date dominance make him a powerful favorite.

Tommy Paul (13) and Tomáš Macháč (19) anchor the opposite facet of this quarter. Paul has been combating some accidents these days and hasn’t performed since his loss to Ofner at Wimbledon. However Machac, too, isn’t precisely dependable this season with a number of retirements.

Sinner’s superior firepower is prone to prevail until Paul has an ideal day alongside his pace and courtroom protection. 

Casper Ruud (11) and Félix Auger-Aliassime (23) are in a tough part with Stefanos Tsitsipas (25) and Lorenzo Musetti (8).

Ruud is all in regards to the clay, however he does have a US Open last on his resume, and he begins towards a Rinderknech or Nuno Borges. Auger-Aliassime, who hardly ever turns up at Masters 1000s, might meet Ruud within the third spherical, 

Tsitsipas has struggled for consistency all season, and his third-round opponent may very well be Musetti, who’s had an ideal 12 months however a little bit of a stoop after his Roland Garros retirement.

Taylor Fritz (4) heads up the third quarter of the highest half and faces Borna Coric or Christopher O’Connell within the second spherical.

Fritz’s highly effective serve and baseline sport go well with the Cincinnati laborious courts, however gamers very hardly ever do nicely in back-to-back Masters 1000 occasions, and given he’s nonetheless in Toronto, I’m not certain what to anticipate.

Lorenzo Sonego (31) is a possible third-round opponent, and he’s at all times harmful. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (17) and Flavio Cobolli (15) are on this part, and each are succesful.

Frances Tiafoe (10), a 2024 Cincinnati finalist, lands within the backside quarter and begins and faces Roberto Carballes Baena or Hugo Gaston within the second spherical.

Ugo Humbert (20) and Alex Michelsen (28) are additionally on this part, with Michelsen probably going through Holger Rune (7) within the third spherical.

Rune nonetheless performs inconsistently, and Michelsen is able to the upset; nonetheless, a Tiafoe vs. Rune quarterfinal may very well be a crowd pleaser, given their semi-final final 12 months the place Huge Fo saved two match factors.

Backside Half

Seeded gamers: Carlos Alcaraz (2), Alexander Zverev (3), Ben Shelton (5), Alex de Minaur (6), Andrey Rublev (9), Daniil Medvedev (12), Karen Khachanov (14), Jakub Mensik (16), Arthur Fils (18), Alexei Popyrin (21), Jiri Lehecka (22), Denis Shapovalov (24), Tallon Griekspoor (26), Brandon Nakashima (27), Luciano Darderi (29), Cameron Norrie (32)

The underside half is headlined by world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, alongside Alexander Zverev (3), Ben Shelton (5) and Alex de Minaur (6).

Shelton faces both Camilo Ugo Carabelli or Kei Nishikori within the second spherical. Shelton’s highly effective serve and aggressive fashion go well with laborious courts, however Nishikori’s expertise might pose a problem if the veteran is wholesome. And as I stated above, taking part in nicely in Toronto after which Cincinnati shouldn’t be straightforward.

The draw initiatives Shelton to satisfy Daniil Medvedev (12) within the fourth spherical, with a possible third-round conflict towards Cameron Norrie (32) or Roberto Bautista Agut.

Medvedev, the 2019 Cincinnati champion, opens towards a qualifier or Adam Walton and will face Jiri Lehecka within the third spherical.

Medvedev’s hard-court specialism is tempered by his lack of a title on the floor since 2023, and it’s laborious to see him being a power given what he’s produced this season.

Elsewhere within the second quarter of the underside half, Khachanov’s Toronto run alerts type, whereas Fils’ is a little bit of a darkish horse after his again damage.

However Alexander Zverev (3), the 2021 Cincinnati champion, is the favorite on this part, and he faces both Gael Monfils or wildcard Nishesh Basavareddy within the second spherical. 

A possible third-round matchup towards Brandon Nakashima (27) might take a look at him, however Zverev’s baseline sport ought to prevail.

The quarterfinal might see Zverev vs. Shelton, however with their fates but to be decided in Toronto, I’m unsure who I’d choose.

Alex de Minaur (6), contemporary off a 2025 Washington title and stable Toronto run, opens towards both Reilly Opelka or Hugo Dellien.

A possible fourth-round conflict with Andrey Rublev (9) looms, with Rublev going through both Alexei Popyrin (21) or a qualifier within the third spherical.

Luciano Darderi (29) and Jaume Munar add depth, however de Minaur vs. Rublev within the fourth spherical is probably going, with de Minaur favoured to succeed in the quarterfinals.

Carlos Alcaraz (2), the 2023 Cincinnati finalist, faces both Mattia Bellucci or Damir Dzumhur first up. He’s projected to face Tallon Griekspoor (26) within the third spherical and Jakub Mensik (16) or Denis Shapovalov (24) within the fourth.

Mensik, the Miami champion, and Shapovalov, along with his Los Cabos title, are harmful, however Alcaraz’s firepower ought to see him by way of.

A quarterfinal towards de Minaur is probably going, however I don’t see the Aussie having the instruments to make Carlos come unstuck.

Based mostly on the draw, I believe a Sinner vs Alcaraz rematch is probably going, and if we get an analogous high quality to Djokovic towards Alcaraz right here two years in the past, it needs to be one.

Who’s your 2025 Cincinnati Open favorite? Let me know within the feedback.