Nuno Borges def. Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-4 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Nuno Borges defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-4 in the R32 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Coming in, the 13th seed had won all four meetings on record against Borges, two of them on hard courts, and the betting market gave him a 59 percent edge. The 28-year-old was broken three times from the four chances he conceded and held just 6 of 9 service games. Two Borges breaks inside the first four games had the opener at 4-0, and the second set turned on a single break in game 5 for 3-2. It is a first win over Rublev on record for the 55th-ranked Portuguese, who won 31 of 39 first-serve points and is into the last 16 in a week that opened with two tiebreak sets against Kokkinakis.

Match stats

Andrey Rublev: 5 aces, 15 winners, 58% first serves, 1 double fault, 1/4 break points. Nuno Borges: 8 aces, 18 winners, 66% first serves, 1 double fault, 3/4 break points.

Profiles: Andrey Rublev · Nuno Borges — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

Andrey Rublev and Nuno Borges have met 5 times, with Andrey Rublev leading the head-to-head 4–1.

• Monte-Carlo Masters 2026 R64 — Andrey Rublev won 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
• Hong Kong Open 2026 Quarterfinal — Andrey Rublev won 6-3, 6-4
• French Open 2026 R32 — Andrey Rublev won 7-5, 7(7)-6(2), 7(7)-6(2)
• Qatar Open 2025 R16 — Andrey Rublev won 6-3, 6-4