Events · 2021

Cincinnati Open tennis statsMASTERS 1000

HARD

City: Cincinnati
Ball: Penn/Head

1000
Points: 2012
Since

Champion: Fils · 2026
Service pts won: 64%
Court pace: 43

Conditions and court

How this court played, and how the numbers compare with the tour average on hard.

Court speed

1.29

Very fast

Measured from how the week actually played — ace and service-hold rates against what the same players produce elsewhere — so it carries altitude, humidity, ball choice and session conditions the court's own rating cannot see.

Court pace index (ITF)

Category 4, medium-fast. Measured on the surface itself: friction and ball rebound.

Altitude

240 m

Thinner air speeds the ball through the court.

Event averages

Aces per matchTour hard 7.215.6
Service points wonTour hard 64%64%
Serve heldTour hard 79%80%
Tiebreaks per matchTour hard 0.610.47
Straight-set winsTour hard 66%58%
Rally lengthTour hard 4.03.9

OWLsense

What the draw and the conditions produced this year, written out and dated.

Champion2026
Fils is the defending champion.
Champions
FAST court2021
Court pace index 43 — labelled fast on the Hawk-Eye scale.
Conditions
Serving2021
Service points won average 64% at this event.
Event averages

Final

2020

Match report

Champion

Djokovic

Second title here

1-6 6-3 6-4

Runner-up

Raonic

First final here

Performance by playing style

Win rate here against each style’s ATP average. Top over-performers, bars in decreasing win rate. Which profile the court rewards.

Since 2020 · 443 matches

56%

BIG SERVER

56%

SERVE BASE

52%

POWER

49%

TOPSPIN

48%

BOOM/BUST

47%

COUNTER-P.

41%

SOLID RTN

37%

CLAY SPEC

Pure big server
56%19W-15L
+9 PPATP avg 47%
Big-serving baseliner
56%104W-83L
+1 PPATP avg 55%
Power baseliner
52%81W-76L
+1 PPATP avg 50%
Heavy topspin baseliner
49%61W-64L
-2 PPATP avg 50%
Boom-or-bust aggressor
48%25W-27L
+2 PPATP avg 46%
Offensive counterpuncher
47%48W-54L
-3 PPATP avg 50%
Solid returner
41%18W-26L
-2 PPATP avg 43%
Clay specialist
37%13W-22L
-2 PPATP avg 39%

Underdog winners by phase

Share of matches won by the underdog at each round.

Since 2020 · 443 matches

1st Round
49/182
27%
2nd Round
36/135
27%
3rd Round
16/66
24%
4th Round
5/14
36%
Quarterfinals
6/26
23%
Semifinals
5/14
36%
The Final
1/6
17%

Early rounds
Underdogs bite early
1ST 27% · 2ND 27%. Combined 85 underdog winners in 317 matches.
Fourth round
4TH is the peak
36% of 4TH matches (5 of 14). 7 PP above the tour rate for this round.
Closing out
Favourites close it in the final
SF 36% · FINAL 17%. 6 underdog winners in 20 closing matches.
Playing styles
Boom-or-bust aggressor win as dogs
51% when priced as the underdog (19–18). Also: Pure big server 42% (8–11); Power baseliner 36% (29–51).

Biggest shocks

Closing decimal price · winner and beaten favourite

2ND ROUND · 20249.3% implied
WonMonfils G.10.76
LostAlcaraz C.1.08
Final score4-6 7-6 6-4
2ND ROUND · 202312.0% implied
WonLajovic D.8.36
LostSinner J.1.11
Final score6-4 7-6
4TH ROUND · 202513.5% implied
WonAtmane T.7.42
LostFritz T.1.13
Final score3-6 7-5 6-3
2ND ROUND · 202517.4% implied
WonWalton A.5.74
LostMedvedev D.1.18
Final score6-7 6-4 6-1
2ND ROUND · 202017.9% implied
WonKrajinovic F.5.59
LostThiem D.1.18
Final score6-2 6-1

Champions

Most recent first. Filled marker is a first title at this event.

6 of 15 shown

2026FilsCurrentbeat Tiafoe6-3 1-6 6-0
2025Alcaraz
2024Sinnerbeat Tiafoe7-8 6-2
2023Djokovicbeat Alcaraz5-7 7-6 7-6
2022Coricbeat Tsitsipas7-6 6-2
2021Zverevbeat Rublev6-2 6-3

Conditions, in the players' words

What players said about the court, the ball and the heat this year. Each note carries the session it came from.

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Court feel
2024
Said conditions felt faster than Toronto and made his serve harder to control
Alcaraz
Court pace
2024
Called it the fastest court he'd ever played on, said he struggled with the pace early in matches
Draper
Night sessions
2024
Noted the court felt faster and lower-bouncing than the previous year; speed varies by day vs night session
Sinner
Court pace
2023
Described it as among the quickest hard-court conditions on tour, rewarding precise serving
Djokovic
Ball behaviour
2023
Described fast, bouncy, windy conditions where the balls wear out and become hard to control after a few games
Fritz
Court feel
2023
Said any slightly mishit shot tends to die in the net
Medvedev
Ball behaviour
2023
Said the ball bounces very high
Musetti
Court pace
2022
Called the court fast with a lot of slide
Alcaraz
Court feel
2022
Said conditions are livelier and harder to control than nearby Montreal
Kyrgios
Court pace
2022
Said he has always liked Cincinnati's fast courts and balls
Medvedev
Court pace
2021
Said the fast court requires extra time to adjust to
Schwartzman
Heat and humidity
2021
Said conditions vary a lot depending on sun/weather, faster under direct sun
Sonego

Recurring themes

Fast court
Slower under lights
Ball fluffs up

Explore the event

Court pace
43
Court pace index
Serving on this court
64%
Service points won
Hold rate
80%
Service games held

courtspeed.com

Cincinnati

Events · 2021

Cincinnati Open tennis statsMASTERS 1000

HARD

City: Cincinnati
Ball: Penn/Head

1000
Points: 2012
Since

Champion: Fils · 2026
Service pts won: 64%
Court pace: 43

Conditions and court

How this court played, and how the numbers compare with the tour average on hard.

Court speed

1.29

Very fast

Court pace index (ITF)

Category 4, medium-fast. Measured on the surface itself: friction and ball rebound.

Altitude

240 m

Thinner air speeds the ball through the court.

Event averages

Aces per matchTour hard 7.215.6
Service points wonTour hard 64%64%
Serve heldTour hard 79%80%
Tiebreaks per matchTour hard 0.610.47
Straight-set winsTour hard 66%58%
Rally lengthTour hard 4.03.9

OWLsense

What the draw and the conditions produced this year, written out and dated.

Champion2026
Fils is the defending champion.
Champions
FAST court2021
Court pace index 43 — labelled fast on the Hawk-Eye scale.
Conditions
Serving2021
Service points won average 64% at this event.
Event averages

Final

2020

Match report

Champion

Djokovic

Second title here

1-6 6-3 6-4

Runner-up

Raonic

First final here

Performance by playing style

Win rate here against each style’s ATP average. Top over-performers, bars in decreasing win rate. Which profile the court rewards.

Since 2020 · 443 matches

56%

BIG SERVER

56%

SERVE BASE

52%

POWER

49%

TOPSPIN

48%

BOOM/BUST

47%

COUNTER-P.

41%

SOLID RTN

37%

CLAY SPEC

Pure big server
56%19W-15L
+9 PPATP avg 47%
Big-serving baseliner
56%104W-83L
+1 PPATP avg 55%
Power baseliner
52%81W-76L
+1 PPATP avg 50%
Heavy topspin baseliner
49%61W-64L
-2 PPATP avg 50%
Boom-or-bust aggressor
48%25W-27L
+2 PPATP avg 46%
Offensive counterpuncher
47%48W-54L
-3 PPATP avg 50%
Solid returner
41%18W-26L
-2 PPATP avg 43%
Clay specialist
37%13W-22L
-2 PPATP avg 39%

Underdog winners by phase

Share of matches won by the underdog at each round.

Since 2020 · 443 matches

1st Round
49/182
27%
2nd Round
36/135
27%
3rd Round
16/66
24%
4th Round
5/14
36%
Quarterfinals
6/26
23%
Semifinals
5/14
36%
The Final
1/6
17%

Early rounds
Underdogs bite early
1ST 27% · 2ND 27%. Combined 85 underdog winners in 317 matches.
Fourth round
4TH is the peak
36% of 4TH matches (5 of 14). 7 PP above the tour rate for this round.
Closing out
Favourites close it in the final
SF 36% · FINAL 17%. 6 underdog winners in 20 closing matches.
Playing styles
Boom-or-bust aggressor win as dogs
51% when priced as the underdog (19–18). Also: Pure big server 42% (8–11); Power baseliner 36% (29–51).

Biggest shocks

Closing decimal price · winner and beaten favourite

2ND ROUND · 20249.3% implied
WonMonfils G.10.76
LostAlcaraz C.1.08
Final score4-6 7-6 6-4
2ND ROUND · 202312.0% implied
WonLajovic D.8.36
LostSinner J.1.11
Final score6-4 7-6
4TH ROUND · 202513.5% implied
WonAtmane T.7.42
LostFritz T.1.13
Final score3-6 7-5 6-3
2ND ROUND · 202517.4% implied
WonWalton A.5.74
LostMedvedev D.1.18
Final score6-7 6-4 6-1
2ND ROUND · 202017.9% implied
WonKrajinovic F.5.59
LostThiem D.1.18
Final score6-2 6-1

Champions

Most recent first. Filled marker is a first title at this event.

6 of 15 shown

2026FilsCurrentbeat Tiafoe6-3 1-6 6-0
2025Alcaraz
2024Sinnerbeat Tiafoe7-8 6-2
2023Djokovicbeat Alcaraz5-7 7-6 7-6
2022Coricbeat Tsitsipas7-6 6-2
2021Zverevbeat Rublev6-2 6-3

Conditions, in the players' words

What players said about the court, the ball and the heat this year. Each note carries the session it came from.

Placeholder copy

Court feel
2024
Said conditions felt faster than Toronto and made his serve harder to control
Alcaraz
Court pace
2024
Called it the fastest court he'd ever played on, said he struggled with the pace early in matches
Draper
Night sessions
2024
Noted the court felt faster and lower-bouncing than the previous year; speed varies by day vs night session
Sinner
Court pace
2023
Described it as among the quickest hard-court conditions on tour, rewarding precise serving
Djokovic
Ball behaviour
2023
Described fast, bouncy, windy conditions where the balls wear out and become hard to control after a few games
Fritz
Court feel
2023
Said any slightly mishit shot tends to die in the net
Medvedev
Ball behaviour
2023
Said the ball bounces very high
Musetti
Court pace
2022
Called the court fast with a lot of slide
Alcaraz
Court feel
2022
Said conditions are livelier and harder to control than nearby Montreal
Kyrgios
Court pace
2022
Said he has always liked Cincinnati's fast courts and balls
Medvedev
Court pace
2021
Said the fast court requires extra time to adjust to
Schwartzman
Heat and humidity
2021
Said conditions vary a lot depending on sun/weather, faster under direct sun
Sonego

Recurring themes

Fast court
Slower under lights
Ball fluffs up

Explore the event

Court pace
43
Court pace index
Serving on this court
64%
Service points won
Hold rate
80%
Service games held

courtspeed.com

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