Murray, Monfils and Wozniacki characteristic in 9 epic first-round Cincinnati clashes

With the Canadian Open drawing to an in depth, the tennis world will flip its consideration to Cincinnati for subsequent week’s 1000-point match. Novak Djokovic shall be again in motion for the primary time since dropping the Wimbledon last. And the draw has thrown up 9 epic first-round matches on each the lads’s and ladies’s sides, that includes Brits like Andy Murray and Cameron Norrie.

The Western and Southern Open will get underway in Cincinnati on Monday because the world’s finest tennis gamers look to organize for the US Open. The women and men have been cut up throughout Toronto and Montreal in Canada this week however shall be reunited in Ohio.

Even although the highest eight gamers get byes to the second spherical, there are many thrilling matches from the off in Cincinnati, with Caroline Wozniacki persevering with her comeback from retirement whereas Gael Monfils seems to be to construct on the shape that acquired him to the last-eight in Toronto.

The Frenchman shall be a tricky check for British No 1 Norrie as they are going to face off within the first spherical. And Norrie isn’t the one Brit with a difficult draw as Murray is ready to return up towards world No 11 Karen Khachanov – although Murray lately pulled out of the Canadian Open injured and will skip Cincinnati.

Two former champions will do battle when sixteenth seed Alexander Zverev takes on Grigor Dimitrov. The American followers shall be handled to a showdown between two of their most enjoyable gamers, Ben Shelton and Christopher Eubanks, with the winner getting Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Another younger American sensation – Sebastian Korda – will tackle defending champion Borda Coric within the first spherical. And good pals Matteo Berrettini and Felix Auger-Aliassime will even face off, with the 2021 Wimbledon finalist discovering some type of late whereas the world No 12 has been struggling.

On the ladies’s facet, there shall be a showdown between two girls liable for two of the largest comeback tales of the 12 months. Elina Svitolina faces Caroline Wozniacki within the Dane’s second match since deciding to return to competitors after retiring in 2020.