2025 ATP Cincinnati Open Entry List: Alcaraz & Sinner top seeds, will Djokovic play?
The Cincinnati Open is just days away, with main-draw action beginning at the prestigious ATP and WTA 1000 event on Thursday.
The men’s singles draw is set to feature many of the biggest stars of the ATP Tour, with the event not ravaged by withdrawals in the same way the ongoing Canadian Open was.
Here, we take you through the Cincinnati Open men’s singles entry list.
Who is out?
Though the event has not suffered as many withdrawals as Toronto, there are still a few notable absences from the tournament.
The highest-ranked player to withdraw is world No 5 Jack Draper, who will not be in action until the US Open after sustaining an injury at Wimbledon.
Elsewhere, both Grigor Dimitrov and Hubert Hurkacz are out of Cincinnati amid potentially lengthy spells on the sidelines, with Alexander Bublik and Matteo Berrettini also withdrawing.
Jenson Brooksby has also pulled out after initially receiving a wildcard into the event.
The top seeds
Having withdrawn from the Canadian Open, world No 1 Jannik Sinner and No 2 Carlos Alcaraz are set to return to action for the first time since they contested the Wimbledon final.
Sinner enters as the defending champion after his 2024 triumph, while Alcaraz will look to triumph for the first time after defeat in the 2023 final.
The pair will be the first and second seeds, respectively, with world No 3 Alexander Zverev and world No 4 Taylor Fritz set to be the third and fourth seeds.
World No 6 Novak Djokovic, a three-time Cincinnati champion, is set to be the fifth seed in what would be his first tournament since losing to Sinner in the last four of Wimbledon.
Djokovic skipped the event in 2024 in the aftermath of his Olympic triumph, though he looks set to be in action in 2025 as things stand.
Ben Shelton is set to be the sixth seed, with Alex de Minaur currently seeded seventh and Holger Rune eighth.
Who else is in action?
Outside of the top eight seeds, there are plenty of big names set to compete – with the race to seal a top-eight seeding for the upcoming US Open well and truly on.
Ninth seed Lorenzo Musetti and 10th seed Andrey Rublev will look for big results to boost their hopes of returning to the top eight, though 11th seed Frances Tiafoe has Cincinnati runner-up points to defend from last summer.
Casper Ruud and Daniil Medvedev, seeded 12th and 13th as things stand, will both look for a return to form, with Tommy Paul, Karen Khachanov, and Flavio Cobolli rounding out the top 16 seeds.
Miami Open champion Jakub Mensik is the 17th seed, with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Arthur Fils also inside the top 20 seeds for the event.
Luciano Darderi is currently the 32nd and final seed for the tournament, with Gabriel Diallo just missing out on a seeding as things stand.
Nick Kyrgios is currently entered into the tournament using his protected ranking, with home favourites Ethan Quinn, Mackenzie McDonald, and Brandon Holt among those receiving wildcards.
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Full entry list (as of August 4, 2025)
1) Jannik Sinner
2) Carlos Alcaraz
3) Alexander Zverev
4) Taylor Fritz
5) Novak Djokovic
6) Ben Shelton
7) Alex de Minaur
8) Holger Rune
9) Lorenzo Musetti
10) Andrey Rublev
11) Frances Tiafoe
12) Casper Ruud
13) Daniil Medvedev
14) Tommy Paul
15) Karen Khachanov
16) Flavio Cobolli
17) Jakub Mensik
18) Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
19) Arthur Fils
20) Tomas Machac
21) Ugo Humbert
22) Francisco Cerundolo
23) Alexei Popyrin
24) Jiri Lehecka
25) Felix Auger-Aliassime
26) Denis Shapovalov
27) Stefanos Tsitsipas
28) Tallon Griekspoor
29) Brandon Nakashima
30) Sebastian Korda
31) Alex Michelsen
32) Luciano Darderi
Gabriel Diallo
Lorenzo Sonego
Cameron Norrie
Alexandre Muller
Matteo Arnaldi
Nuno Borges
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Jordan Thompson
Sebastian Baez
Corentin Moutet
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Gael Monfils
Joao Fonseca
Miomir Kecmanovic
Jaume Munar
Zizou Bergs
Roberto Bautista Agut
Damir Dzumhur
Jacob Fearnley
Fabian Marozsan
Daniel Altmaier
Marcos Giron
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Learner Tien
Aleksandar Kovacevic
Arthur Rinderknech
David Goffin
Benjamin Bonzi
Kei Nishikori
Pedro Martinez
Quentin Halys
Laslo Djere
Francisco Comesana
Mattia Bellucci
Hamad Medjedovic
Reilly Opelka
Yunchaokete Bu
Christopher O’Connell
Vit Kopriva
Roman Safiullin
Roberto Carballes Baena
Borna Coric
Juncheng Shang
Hugo Dellien
(WC) Ethan Quinn
(WC) Mackenzie McDonald
(WC) Nicolas Jarry
(WC) Brandon Holt
(PR) Sebastian Ofner
(PR) Nick Kyrgios
Qualifying places tbc
