Frances Tiafoe def. Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-4 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Frances Tiafoe defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-4 in the R16 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Second-seeded Auger-Aliassime put 100 percent of his first serves in play, hit 13 aces and struck 28 winners to six, and lost anyway, a 66 percent favorite with the betting market at the Cincinnati Open. The second delivery undid all of it, as he won 8 of 25 points behind it and paired those winners with 37 unforced errors. Tiafoe hunted that ball all night, taking 17 of 25 second-serve return points, with breaks in game 3 for 2-1 and again in game 5 for 4-1. The ATP No. 4 saved five match points before it ended at 1 hour 40 minutes; the 17th seed is into the quarterfinals having dropped one set all week, and 2-0 against him on record.

Match stats

Frances Tiafoe: 2 aces, 6 winners, 44% first serves, 1 double fault, 3/5 break points. Felix Auger-Aliassime: 13 aces, 28 winners, 60% first serves, 4 double faults, 1/1 break points.

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Head-to-head

Frances Tiafoe and Felix Auger-Aliassime have met 2 times, with Frances Tiafoe leading the head-to-head 2–0.

• Halle Open 2026 Quarterfinal — Frances Tiafoe won 3-6, 6-3, 7(14)-6(12)