Hubert Hurkacz def. Sho Shimabukuro 6-2, 6-4 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Hubert Hurkacz defeated Sho Shimabukuro 6-2, 6-4 in the R128 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Nothing came off the Hurkacz return games for free. The 29th-ranked Pole held all eight of his service games behind 13 aces and 82 percent of first-serve points won, breaking three times from five chances, while Shimabukuro, into the draw as a lucky loser, went 0-for-2 on his own break points and dropped serve in the opening game of the match. Hurkacz needed a second match point after the first was saved, and the win nudges a hard-court season that had gone 3-7 coming in.

Match stats

Sho Shimabukuro: 2 aces, 33% first serves, 3 double faults, 0/2 break points. Hubert Hurkacz: 13 aces, 100% first serves, 1 double fault, 3/5 break points.

Profiles: Sho Shimabukuro · Hubert Hurkacz — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Sho Shimabukuro and Hubert Hurkacz.