Cincinnati Open 2024 Final: Jannik Sinner vs Frances Tiafoe preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (1) Jannik Sinner vs Frances Tiafoe
Date: August 19, 2024
Tournament: Cincinnati Open 2024
Round: Final
Venue: Lindner Family Tennis Center, Ohio, USA
Category: ATP Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $6,795,555
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - TSN | UK - Sky UK | India - Sony Liv
Jannik Sinner vs Frances Tiafoe preview
The 2024 Cincinnati Open is set to have a blockbuster finish as Jannik Sinner, the top seed, is slated to face off against local favorite Frances Tiafoe for the title. This will be the fifth tournament final for Sinner in 2024, with the Italian winning all the previous four finals, which saw rise to the top of the ATP rankings earlier this year.
Sinner was the top seed at the Cincinnati Open and received a bye in the opening round. He secured a straight-set win over Alex Michelsen in the second round and won via walkover in the third round after Jordan Thompson forfeited the encounter.
Sinner faced off against sixth-seeded Andrey Rublev in the quarter-final and won the match after dropping the first set. In the semi-final match, Sinner played a three-hour marathon to overcome third-seeded Alexander Zverev in three highly competitive sets.
Frances Tiafoe changed his fortunes in 2024 at the start of the North American hard court phase of the ATP calendar. The American player has been able to put together multiple wins and make deep runs at events he has played, like the semi-final at the Citi Open. Tiafoe has played only one final in 2024, the Houston Open.
At the Cincinnati Open, Tiafoe began his campaign by securing straight-set victories over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Lorenzo Musetti in the first and second rounds respectively. He then defeated Jiri Lehecka in a third-set tiebreaker in the third round.
Tiafoe got a win via walkover against Hubert Hurkacz as the Pole retired from the match in the second set. The most thrilling match for the World No. 27 came against Holger Rune in the semi-final. With the crowd behind him, Tiafoe turned the match around despite being 2-5 down in the final set and facing match points to win in the tiebreaker.
Jannik Sinner vs Frances Tiafoe head-to-head
Sinner has a 3-1 lead in the head-to-head against Tiafoe, winning the last match at the Vienna Open last year.
Jannik Sinner vs Frances Tiafoe odds
(Odds sourced from BetMGM)
Jannik Sinner vs Frances Tiafoe prediction
Sinner has been prolific on the hard courts in his career, with 12 titles and a win ratio of 77 percent. The Italian has won three hard-court titles this year. At the Masters 1000 level, this will be Sinner's fifth final, with the World No. 1 winning two titles at this level, the last of which came at the Miami Open this year.
Tiafoe has a solitary title on hard courts, winning the Delray Beach Open in 2018. The American has not been consistent this season, as this is his second final this year. At the Masters 1000 level, this will be his maiden career final.
Sinner is the on-paper favorite to win this match, but Taifoe's form and the crowd support could make the final a riveting contest.
Pick- Sinner to win in three sets.