Nuno Borges def. Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 6-4 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Nuno Borges defeated Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 6-4 in the R64 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Seeded 20th, Cerundolo arrived in Cincinnati on a two-match losing run and leaves with a third straight defeat. The rankings framed this as an upset; the betting market never did, installing Borges as a 58 percent favorite beforehand. The Portuguese won 25 of his 28 first-serve points and faced a single break point all match, closing the opener with a break in game 10 for 6-4. Cerundolo, 27 and ranked 23rd at the start of play, answered with 31 unforced errors and won just 5 of 28 points against that first serve. The Argentine did save a match point. Borges, the No. 55, is through to the round of 32 in 74 minutes, a second win in a week that opened with two tiebreaks against Kokkinakis.

Match stats

Nuno Borges: 5 aces, 17 winners, 60% first serves, 3 double faults, 3/8 break points. Francisco Cerundolo: 3 aces, 11 winners, 48% first serves, 2 double faults, 1/2 break points.

Profiles: Nuno Borges · Francisco Cerundolo — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

Nuno Borges and Francisco Cerundolo have met 3 times, with Nuno Borges leading the head-to-head 2–1.

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