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class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Jodar                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>The 2026 Cincinnati Open men\u2019s singles draw is out, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alexander-zverev\">Alexander Zverev<\/a>, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Jodar have all landed in the same half.<\/p>\n<p>Main draw at the 125th edition of the men\u2019s tournament in Cincinnati will get underway on Thursday 13 August and conclude with the singles final on Sunday 23 August.<\/p>\n<p>The Masters 1000 tournament, which is a prominent stop during the North American hard-court season, is staged at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz won the 2025 Cincinnati Open, but he is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/cincinnati-open-withdrawals-jannik-sinner-withdraws\">eight men who withdrew before this year\u2019s event<\/a>, with world No 1 Jannik Sinner also absent.<\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati draw features 96 players, including 32 seeds who receive an opening round bye.<\/p>\n<p>The top eight seeds are: Alexander Zverev (1), Felix Auger-Aliassime (2), Novak Djokovic (3), Daniil Medvedev (4), Alex de Minaur (5), Taylor Fritz (6), Flavio Cobolli (7) and Ben Shelton (8).<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/carlos-alcaraz-us-open-leading-injury-expert-shocked\"><strong>Exclusive: Will Carlos Alcaraz play the US Open? Leading injury expert \u2018would be shocked\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/atp-tour-doctor-biggest-issue-with-jannik-sinners-knee-injury\"><strong>Former ATP Tour doctor details the biggest issue with Jannik Sinner\u2019s knee injury<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the absence of Sinner and Alcaraz, world No 3 Zverev is the top seed in Cincinnati, and he will face either Cameron Norrie or Dino Prizmic in his opening match.<\/p>\n<p>The French Open champion could then meet Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the third round, while Valentin Vacherot and Tommy Paul are potential fourth round opponents.<\/p>\n<p>In the quarter-finals, Zverev is projected to face either seventh seed Cobolli in a rematch of the Roland Garros final or 12th seed Jodar \u2014 who is in sensational form<\/p>\n<p>Third seed Djokovic will begin his campaign against either Thiago Agustin Tirante or Jan Choinski, before a possible third round meeting with Matteo Arnaldi, Jack Draper or Martin Landaluce.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-time Grand Slam winner could take on either Jakub Mensik or Luciano Darderi in the last 16, while fifth seed Alex de Minaur and ninth seed Jiri Lehecka are potential quarter-final opponents.<\/p>\n<p>In the bottom half, the projected quarter-finals based on seeding would see Fritz taking on Medvedev and Shelton facing Auger-Aliassime.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Cincinnati Open 2026 projected quarter-finals<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexander Zverev (1) vs Flavio Cobolli (7)<\/li>\n<li>Novak Djokovic (3) vs Alex de Minaur (5)<\/li>\n<li>Taylor Fritz (6) vs Daniil Medvedev (4)<\/li>\n<li>Ben Shelton (8) vs Felix Auger-Aliassime (2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-shocking-injury-comments-italian-tennis-chief\">Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s injury questioned in astonishing comments from Italian tennis medical chief<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATP Cincinnati Open draw 2026: Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev &amp; Rafael Jodar in same half Ewan West 12 Aug 2026 9:05 AM Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Jodar The 2026 Cincinnati Open men\u2019s singles draw is out, and Alexander Zverev, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Jodar have all landed in the same half. 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