Christopher O'Connell def. Casper Ruud — Round of 64, Cincinnati Open 2026
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Cincinnati Open 2026
Masters 1000HardCincinnati, USA11 – 23 Aug
Rounds
🇦🇺30 seedWon
Christopher O'Connell71
🇳🇴11 seed
Points earned
+50
O'Connell · Ruud banks 30
Around this match
Title defence
Carlos Alcaraz not in this draw — won it in 2025
Seeds left
22 of 22 — nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…
Both roads here
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O'Connell
Round
Ruud
🇵🇱Kamil Majchrzak
6-4 7-6(5)
R128
Bye
Christopher O'Connell and Casper Ruud reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Christopher O'Connell beat Kamil Majchrzak; Casper Ruud had a bye
How they arrived
derived from those scorelines
2–0
Sets won
0–0
57%
Games won
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1–0
Tiebreaks
0–0
0
Deciding sets
0
Christopher O'Connell left, Casper Ruudright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.