Novak Djokovic Ousted From Cincinnati Open in His First Match Since Wimbledon
Thiago Agustin Tirante earned his first win over a top-3 opponent and moved into the Round of 32 after beating Djokovic.
- On Saturday, Aug. 15, Thiago Agustin Tirante defeated Novak Djokovic in the Round of 64 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in the Cincinnati Open.
- This defeat marks the first time since 2007 that Djokovic failed to win a main draw match in Mason, ending his 45-12 all-time record at the Cincinnati Open.
- Argentina's 25-year-old Tirante secured his first-ever win over a top 3 opponent, improving to 23-13 this season in his breakthrough 2026 campaign.
- Previously competing at the ATP Challenger level, Tirante defeated Taylor Fritz in Montreal and Ben Shelton in Houston this season, posting a 10-4 record at such tournaments.
- Moving on to the Round of 32, Tirante continues his ATP1000 success while Djokovic exits one year after his 2023 final victory over Carlos Alcaraz.
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Novak Djokovic was eliminated in the second round of the Cincinnati Open. The 24 title Grand Slam champion fell yesterday by 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 against Thiago Agustin Tirante, number 50 in the world rankings, in a match that lasted 2 hours and 44 minutes in hot and humid conditions. Nole, three times Cincinnati Open champion and number 5 in the standings, played for the first time since his defeat against number one Jannik Sinner in Wimbledon; howeve…
The 39-year-old Novak Djokovic had to pay tribute to the heat at the start in Cincinnati. At the end the Serb was under the Argentine Tirante.
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Novak Djokovic did not arrive in Cincinnati needing an introduction. He was 45-13 at the event, had won it three times, had not lost there since 2019 and was riding a 10-match winning streak. The last time he played the tournament, he survived Carlos Alcaraz in that brutal 2023 final and left with the title. Three years later, Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were both out, Djokovic was the third seed, and the path had suddenly opened up. For most of h…
Cincinnati Open: Thiago Tirante ousts Djokovic in round 2 shocker - The Tribune
On Saturday, Thiago managed to keep his calm against the Serbian icon, beating him 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 after being one set down at the hard-court ATP Masters 1000 event. Tirant, the world number 50 in the ATP Rankings, took control in the second set. This was Djokovic's first competitive match since the Wimbledon semifinal against Jannik Sinner in July.
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