In the opening round of the 2022 ATP Cincinnati Open on Tuesday, the tenth-seeded Italian Jannik Sinner faces the Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis.
Although Jannik Sinner got off to a good start in Montreal, the eventual champion Pablo Carreno Busta defeated the Italian in straight sets. Sinner did not play very well since the Spanish player completely outplayed the Italian, forcing Sinner to overhit the ball far too frequently. Sinner’s first contest since his victory at Umag. On clay, the Italian looked pretty well, but it struggled on hard courts. We should anticipate him to start performing much better because he plays this part of the season well overall. Cincinnati offers a strong chance but it’s a difficult draw. If you give Thanasi Kokkinakis the chance, he can defeat you. Sinner has had a fantastic season thus far, going 36-10, and his record on hard courts is 15-4. It’s not difficult to imagine that he’ll continue to play well here given how well he performed during the Sunshine Double.
Though compelled to compete in the qualifiers for this competition, Thanasi Kokkinakis didn’t mind. He entered the main draw despite a poor draw after two excellent matches. The victories were quite impressive because they once again demonstrated Kokkinakis’s superiority on hard courts. He has a record of 22-13 overall and 18-7 on hard courts. This is not too surprising as he performed well earlier this year in the US. The serve and forehand combination can deal a lot of damage, and it was on full show in the qualifiers against Benoit Paire and Ilya Ivashka. Sinner will be a far more difficult opponent, but Kokkinakis is equipped to deal with him. Given that the Italian possesses a fantastic return, the serve will be crucial. If you want to know how this might turn out, keep reading.
Jannik Sinner and Thanasi Kokkinakis are scheduled to face one another in the Opening round of the 2022 Cincinnati Open on Tuesday, August 16. 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 |