The much-awaited Cincinnati Masters is going to start and tennis players would be looking forward to getting some crucial game time before the highly anticipated US Open kicks off. Alexander Zverev who is currently recovering from an injury won the Cincinnati Masters last year by defeating Andrey Rublev in the final match.
Another player who would be missing out on the tournament would be Novak Djokovic since he would not be allowed to enter the USA owing to the travel restrictions due to his reluctance in injecting the COVID-19 vaccine.
However, a lot of top players such as Rafael Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas would be participating in the event.
Cincinnati Masters top seed and schedule
The Top seeds of the Men’s Singles category are as mentioned below:
- Daniil Medvedev
- Rafael Nadal
- Carlos Alcaraz
- Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Casper Ruud
- Andrey Rublev
- Felix Auger Aliassime
- Jannik Sinner
- Hubert Hurkacz
- Cameron Norrie
- Taylor Friz
- Matteo Berrettini
- Diego Schwartzman
- Marin Cilic
- Reilly Opelka
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— Michal Samulski (@MichalSamulski) August 12, 2022
The Top seeds of the Women’s Singles category are as mentioned below:
- Iga Swiatek
- Anett Kontaveit
- Maria Sakkari
- Paula Badosa
- Ons Jabeur
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Jessica Pegula
- Garbine Muguruza
- Emma Raducanu
- Coco Gauff
- Daria Kasatkina
- Belinda Bencic
- Leylah Fernandez
- Karolina Pliskova
- Simona Halep
The tournament will be taking place from the 15th of August and the final match will be held on the 21st of August, 2022.
Cincinnati Masters prize money and streaming details
The cash prize for the Men’s Singles category are as mentioned below:
- Winner – €970,020
- Finalist – €529,710
- Semi-finalist – €289,655
- Quarter-finalist – €157,995
- Round of 16 – €84,510
- Round of 32 – €45,315
- Round of 64 – €25,110
The cash prize for the Women’s Singles category are as mentioned below:
- Winner – €970,020
- Finalist – €529,710
- Semi-finalist – €289,655
- Quarter-finalist – €157,995
- Round of 16 – €84,510
- Round of 32 – €45,315
- Round of 64 – €25,110
The tournament will be live streamed in India by the Sony Sports Network. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, viewers can tune into Amazon Prime to stream the live telecast. Viewers in the USA can tune into Tennis Channel.
Predictions for the Cincinnati Open
The tournament itself would be divided into four different quarters.
Projected #CincyTennis quarter-finals (by seeding):
Medvedev v Rublev
🇬🇷 Tsitsipas v Hurkacz 🇵🇱
🇳🇴 Ruud v Alcaraz 🇪🇸
🇨🇦 Auger-Aliassime v Nadal 🇪🇸— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 12, 2022
With all the top players such as Nadal, Medvedev and Alcaraz competing for the title it would be quite difficult to predict the outcome of the tournament but it is expected that Daniil, Carlos, Rafael, Casper and Nick as the dark horse to perform well in the tournament. Fans are anticipating a Medvedev vs Nadal finals in the tournament.