Jaime Faria def. Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-4 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Jaime Faria defeated Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-4 in the R64 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Eighth-seeded Ben Shelton was an 81 percent favorite with the betting market and exits Cincinnati having converted one of 12 break points, nine of those chances coming in the opening set alone. Jaime Faria, ranked 79th, saved 11 of 12 in reply and hit 25 winners to Shelton's 14, the last of his three breaks landing in game 9 for 5-4. It is Faria's first win over a top-10 opponent — his best by rank had been No. 32 Sebastian Baez at Rio in February — and 2h 09m of it carries him into the Round of 32, past any Masters round he had reached before.

Match stats

Ben Shelton: 3 aces, 14 winners, 65% first serves, 3 double faults, 1/12 break points. Jaime Faria: 5 aces, 26 winners, 52% first serves, 6 double faults, 3/10 break points.

Profiles: Ben Shelton · Jaime Faria — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Ben Shelton and Jaime Faria.