In the opening round of the 2022 ATP Cincinnati Open on Sunday, world no. 25 Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands will take on world no. 31 Maxime Cressy of the United States.
Botic van de Zandschulp got off to a strong start in Montreal this week by defeating Miomir Kecmanovi in straight sets. However, Cameron Norrie easily defeated him in the next round. The Dutch are 2-2 throughout the North American swing after winning one and losing one in Washington. In Munich this year, van de Zandschulp advanced to his first ATP final but was forced to withdraw due to an injury, losing to Holger Rune in the final. He performed admirably on grass as well, making it to Wimbledon’s Round of 16 and Queen’s semifinals, respectively. The season’s No. 25 player in the world has a 27-20 overall record, but he is 10-9 on hard courts. His finest performance on the surface was a quarterfinal appearance in Melbourne, and he also won two wins at the Australian Open. However, he hasn’t won back-to-back matches in any of the other competitions.
The World No. 31 finished the season by making his first ATP final in Melbourne before winning his first championship in Newport this year. He beat Grigor Dimitrov and Reilly Opelka throughout his ascent from the qualifications to the championship match while he was ranked number 112. Maxime Cressy, 25, had a breakout season this year. In what is still his finest Grand Slam achievement, Cressy advanced to the quarterfinals in Sydney and the fourth round at the Australian Open after losing to Rafael Nadal in the championship match. Cressy most recently competed in the Canadian Open, where she defeated Aslan Karatsev in the first round before losing to Gael Monfils. He will be attempting to get out to a strong start in his Cincinnati debut, just like Van de Zandschulp did.
Botic van de Zandschulp and Maxime Cressy are scheduled to face one another in the Opening round of the 2022 Cincinnati Open on Sunday, August 14. The tournament is scheduled to run from August 14 till August 21.
The 2022 Cincinnati Open will see six rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These include the round of 64, round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final for both men’s and women’s. The tournament is scheduled to commence on August 14 and conclude on August 21 this year.
Competition Stage | Date |
Round of 64 | August 14 , 16 |
Round of 32 | August 16 , 17 |
Round of 16 | August 18 |
Quarter-finals | August 19 |
Semi-finals | August 20 |
Finals | August 21 |
Player | Seed |
Daniil Medvedev | 1 |
Rafael Nadal | 2 |
Carlos Alcaraz | 3 |
Stefanos Tsitsipas | 4 |
Casper Ruud | 5 |
Andrey Rublev | 6 |
Felix Auger-Aliassime | 7 |
Hubert Hurkacz | 8 |
Country | Where to watch |
Australia | beIN Sports |
Canada | TSN/Sportsnet/TVA Sports |
India | Voot/Sports18 |
UK | Amazon Prime Video |
US | Tennis Channel |