R16 Cincinnati Open 2026

Tommy Paul #24 def. Alexander Zverev #3

4-6 7-6(6) 6-4

Tommy Paul defeated Alexander Zverev 4-6 7-6(6) 6-4 in the 2026 Cincinnati Open fourth round on hard courts on August 19, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatTommy PaulAlexander Zverev
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
914
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
19
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.0%69.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.0%74.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.0%53.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%33.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.0%68.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
67.0%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.0%31.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.5+3.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-3.5-4.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldTommy PaulAlexander Zverev
Country USA GER
Birth dateMay 17, 1997Apr 20, 1997
Age2929
Height185 cm198 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)243
Ranking points (entering)2,0758,090
Elo (entering)1,9312,149
Current career W-L237–153549–219
Current career earnings$15,611,498$74,022,821
Pre-match H2H
Tommy Paul #24 2 – 1 Alexander Zverev #3

Path

Tommy Paul's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Adolfo Daniel Vallejo #703-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2026R32
Hubert Hurkacz #696-4 6-7(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2026R64

Tommy Paul's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flavio Cobolli #106-2 3-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2026QF

Alexander Zverev's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Terence Atmane #457-6(4) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2026R32
Cameron Norrie #353-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2026R64