The second combined WTA and ATP event of the 1000 category of the North American hard-court swing, the Cincinnati Masters, started on August 7, while the final will be held on August 18. It follows the Canadian Open, where home favorite Victoria Mboko claimed her career’s first title by defeating four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka . In the men’s final, Ben Shelton battled past Karen Khachanov to win the biggest title of his career.

The Cincinnati Masters is the seventh ATP Masters 1000 and eighth WTA 1000 of the season. The matches will be held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. For the first time, the Cincinnati event will be held for 12 days, as it, as well as the Canadian Open, have been extended from a seven-day to a 12-day tournament.

Several top players skipped the

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