Flavio Cobolli outlasted Miomir Kecmanovic in Cincinnati, winning 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. Cobolli's return game proved decisive, as he converted five breaks and won 46 receiving points to Kecmanovic's 26.
Cobolli stormed through the opener, reeling off six straight games. Kecmanovic levelled in the second, with the key break coming at 5-4 before he served out the set. Cobolli hit back in the decider, replying immediately after losing serve at 1-0 and breaking again at 1-3 to close out 6-3.
Cobolli's first serve was a major weapon: he won 87% of points behind it and finished with 12 aces. He also out-returned Kecmanovic throughout, while Kecmanovic, despite saving 7 of 12 break points, could not match Cobolli's weight of chances.