Nuno Borges def. Andrey Rublev — Round of 32, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

Masters 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played18 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇵🇹ranked ATP number 47 going into this drawWon

Nuno Borges 6 6

🇷🇺ranked ATP number 18 going into this draw

Andrey Rublev seeded 13 3 4

🇵🇹N. BorgesNuno BorgesvA. RublevAndrey Rublev🇷🇺

🇵🇹Nuno Borges

🇷🇺Andrey Rublev

Match stats

Serve

8

Aces

5

1

Double faults

1

66%

1st serve in

58%

77%

1st serve points won

66%

55%

2nd serve points won

52%

69%

Service points won

60%

3/4

Break points saved

1/4

Return

40%

Return points won

31%

3/4

Break points won

1/4

63

Total points won

51

Head to head

5–1 Rublev

  1. This matchCincinnati R32won by Borges
  2. 2026ClayParis R32won by Rublev
  3. 2026ClayMonte Carlo R64won by Rublev
  4. 2026HardHong Kong QFwon by Rublev
  5. 2025HardDoha R16won by Rublev
  6. 2024HardBasel R32won by Rublev

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

6–4

6–2

Last 30 days

3–2

By surface

6–4

Hard

6–5

8–8

Clay

16–6

5–4

Grass

0–2

By round

6–3

R32

4–2

3–4

R16

6–1

7–6

At Masters 1000s

5–6

How their matches go

35

Completed matches

35

46%

Won in straight sets

40%

9%

Won after losing a set

23%

17%

Lost after winning a set

17%

29%

Lost in straight sets

20%

6–11

Tiebreaks

10–10

2–6

Deciding sets

6–6

16/19

Won after winning set 1

20/23

3/16

Won after losing set 1

2/12

Serve and return, last 5 matches

65%

1st serve in

59%

86%

1st serve points won

76%

48%

2nd serve points won

53%

54%

Break points saved

67%

38%

Return points won

40%

30%

Break points won

39%

10.0

Aces a match

6.8

3.6

Double faults a match

3.2

Last 14 days

5

Matches

2

12

Sets

5

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentNuno BorgesAndrey Rublev
🇮🇹DarderiNo. 20
🇮🇹DarderiNo. 20LostCanada R16LostBastad QFWonMallorca QFWonBastad F
🇮🇹SinnerNo. 1
🇮🇹SinnerNo. 1LostLondon R64LostRome QF
🇷🇸KecmanovicNo. 66
🇷🇸KecmanovicNo. 66WonParis R64WonRome R64
🇦🇷NavoneNo. 44
🇦🇷NavoneNo. 44LostMadrid R128WonBarcelona R32
🇷🇸MedjedovicNo. 73
🇷🇸MedjedovicNo. 73LostBarcelona QFWonBarcelona SF
Total
Total2–54–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestNuno BorgesAndrey Rublev
1Won🇦🇷F. CerundoloFrancisco CerundoloNo. 25No. 25 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 AugWon🇪🇸P. Carreno-BustaPablo Carreno-BustaNo. 72No. 72 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 Aug
2Won🇦🇺T. KokkinakisThanasi KokkinakisR128 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 AugLost🇨🇳J. ShangJuncheng ShangR64 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug
3Lost🇮🇹L. DarderiLuciano DarderiNo. 23No. 23 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 AugLost🇫🇷L. van AsscheLuca van AsscheNo. 86No. 86 · 24 JulEstoril QF · 24 Jul
4Won🇩🇪Y. HanfmannYannick HanfmannNo. 45No. 45 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 AugWon🇰🇿T. SkatovTimofey SkatovNo. 163No. 163 · 23 JulEstoril R16 · 23 Jul
5Won🇦🇷T. EtcheverryTomas Martin EtcheverryNo. 31No. 31 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇮🇹L. DarderiLuciano DarderiNo. 16No. 16 · 19 JulBastad F · 19 Jul
6Won🇺🇸A. KovacevicAleksandar KovacevicNo. 95No. 95 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 AugWon🇨🇱A. TabiloAlejandro TabiloNo. 33No. 33 · 18 JulBastad SF · 18 Jul
7Lost🇦🇷R. BurruchagaRoman Andres BurruchagaNo. 67No. 67 · 22 JulEstoril R16 · 22 JulWon🇦🇷S. BaezSebastian BaezNo. 57No. 57 · 17 JulBastad QF · 17 Jul
8Won🇧🇷O. LuzOrlando LuzR32 · 21 JulEstoril R32 · 21 JulWon🇮🇹A. PellegrinoAndrea PellegrinoNo. 133No. 133 · 16 JulBastad R16 · 16 Jul
9Lost🇮🇹L. DarderiLuciano DarderiNo. 16No. 16 · 17 JulBastad QF · 17 JulLost🇷🇺R. SafiullinRoman SafiullinNo. 127No. 127 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 Jun
10Won🇧🇬G. DimitrovGrigor DimitrovNo. 146No. 146 · 15 JulBastad R16 · 15 JulLost🇵🇱H. HurkaczHubert HurkaczNo. 96No. 96 · 16 JunHalle R32 · 16 Jun