Video: Everything you need to know about the Cincinnati Open 2024
The Cincinnati Open tennis tournament returns to Mason Aug. 11-19. Here’s everything to know.
The Cincinnati Open, formerly called the Western & Southern Open, is celebrating its 125th anniversary and 45th year in Mason, Ohio as the tournament heats up on Monday.
Monday’s schedule includes the final round of qualifying play as eight ATP and WTA players will earn a place in the main draw.
There will be six ATP main draw matches (two singles, four doubles) during Monday’s night session, highlighted by American Tommy Paul (World No. 13), who is fresh off a Bronze Medal at the Paris Olympics. There are 116 Cincinnati Open participants who competed in the Paris Olympics, including 20 total medal winners and three Opening Ceremony flag bearers.
Monday’s evening session also features 2024 NCAA doubles champions Robert Cash and JJ Tracy from Ohio State taking on Wimbledon finalists Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson.
Tickets for Monday night’s session are still available here.
Poland’s Magdalena Frech did not drop a set over the last two days of qualifying play and became the first qualifier to secure a spot in the main draw Monday with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro on Center Court.
Frech, WTA No. 50, has shown the ability to get hot at the right time this year, making the Round of 16 in Dubai and the Australian Open.
Frech, France’s Varvara Gracheva and Great Britain’s Harriet Dart each advanced to the main draw with wins on Monday.
Gates at the Lindner Family Tennis Center open at 9:30 a.m. for Monday’s day session with the first matches scheduled for 11 a.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. for the night session and first-round matches will begin at 6 p.m.
Matches can be watched live on the Tennis Channel while select matches throughout the tournament will be available to watch live on Amazon Prime, Roku, Samsung+, YouTube TV and Hulu+ Live.
Single-session tickets for the remainder of the tournament are still available at CincinnatiOpen.com/tickets/. Monday’s day session tickets start at around $70 and night session tickets are currently selling for around $55.
Full-series and multi-day ticket packages are sold out.
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