Notes from the Tour: Sizzling odds in Cincinnati...

Thursday 13th August 2026

Last year’s Cincinnati Open final saw Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz – but the Top 2 won’t be there this time…

Play starts in Ohio this afternoon, 4pm UK time, and with Sinner and Alcaraz both missing due to fitness issues, the draw looks appealingly wide-open for a big-odds upset…

The final of the latest ATP Masters 1000 event on the schedule, in Montreal, takes place tonight. Former Ones to Watch youngster Brandon Nakashima is making his debut in a Masters final there, having gone off at 66/1 last week.

With Cincinnati having big-odds history as a 1000-grade tournament, too – especially on the women’s side. And the world no.1 and no.2 both absent from the men’s 2026 field. This week’s joint ATP & WTA event looks very attackable from our underdog-supporting stance…

To that effect, I’ve just sent out my day-one selections for the Cincinnati Open. Join now and they’ll be waiting for you on the members-only website, right away.

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Play starts at 4pm UK time. The Cincinnati Open starts today and continues into next week. Bookies take down Outright Winner markets during each day’s matches.

• In Cincinnati last year, Jasmine Paolini was a 40/1 finalist…

• In 2024, Frances Tiafoe a 100/1 runner-up…

• Cincinnati also delivered shocks in summer 2022, with 150/1 Borna Coric take the men’s title. While the women’s final witnessed 50/1 Caroline Garcia beating 80/1 Petra Kvitova...

• And again, in 2021, the women’s Cincinnati Open produced another mammoth price, with Jil Teichmann making the final as a rank outsider at 200/1…

Act now to get involved before a ball is hit. And don’t miss the next jumbo-sized upset in Ohio…

Plus – the US Open is coming up in New York, starting on 30th August…

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Enjoy the tennis…

Best wishes,

Oliver Upstone

Ones to Watch