Rain has delayed the start of Monday’s play at the Western & Southern Open, where Felix Auger-Aliassime’s big-hitting clash with Matteo Berrettini headlines the Day 2 schedule in Cincinnati.
The 12th-seeded Auger-Aliassime and seven-time ATP Tour champion Berrettini were due to step on Grandstand at 11 a.m. local time at the hard-court ATP Masters 1000 event, but play will now not start before midday due to the weather.
When the rain clears in Ohio, it will be a sixth tour-level meeting between Auger-Aliassime and Berrettini. The latter leads 4-1 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series, but Auger-Aliassime triumphed in the pair’s only previous Cincinnati meeting in 2021.
Home favourite John Isner and Jordan Thompson are second on the Grandstand schedule, with the winner set to face top seed Carlos Alcaraz in the second round. ATP Tour stars in action later on centre court include defending champion Borna Coric, who plays Sebastian Korda. In the night session, 16th seed Alexander Zverev takes on Grigor Dimitrov.
On Stadium 3, wild cards Brandon Nakashima and Stan Wawrinka will do battle for the right to take on 10th seed Frances Tiafoe in the second round.
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