
Van de Zandschulp stuns Fils in Shanghai, dents Frenchman's Turin hopes
World No. 41 Botic van de Zandschulp beat eighth seed Arthur Fils 7-5, 6-4 as the Frenchman wasted seven break points. Rafael Jódar is next.
From Round of 16
Cincinnati is a WTA 1000 tournament held on outdoor hard courts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in the United States. The 2026 edition took place from 13 to 24 August. Coco Gauff won the final against Jessica Pegula 6–2 6–4. Gauff had previously won the tournament in 2023. Defending champion Iga Świątek from the 2025 edition did not retain her title. Among the recent editions listed, the tournament has also been won by Aryna Sabalenka (2024), Caroline Garcia (2022), Ashleigh Barty (2021), Victoria Azarenka (2020), Madison Keys (2019), Kiki Bertens (2018), Garbiñe Muguruza (2017) and Karolína Plíšková (2016).
Summarised from Tennis Post data as of 5 Oct.

World No. 41 Botic van de Zandschulp beat eighth seed Arthur Fils 7-5, 6-4 as the Frenchman wasted seven break points. Rafael Jódar is next.

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