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Cincinnati Predictions & Picks — August 23, 2026

By The Maiden Desk · August 23, 2026

Every number below was fixed before the match and graded against the official result.

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One match is on Sunday's card at Cincinnati, and we have a pick for every one of them. The headline act: Arthur Fils against Frances Tiafoe in the final. Our calls: Fils over Tiafoe.

Arthur Fils vs. Frances Tiafoe

✓ Pick rightThis one lands on the correct side of the ledger: 62% on Arthur Fils, who won 6-3 1-6 6-0.

Pick: Fils

Win probability: 62% Fils · Market: -174 · Sets: 2 (63%) · most likely score 2-0 (41%)

The Cincinnati title is on the line on Sunday, when Arthur Fils meets Frances Tiafoe. Arthur Fils is rolling — 5 straight wins, 8 of 10 in recent play. Frances Tiafoe brings a 5-match winning streak into this one, 8-2 across the last ten.

There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. Tiafoe comes in off a compressed schedule. Fils should have enough here, though Tiafoe has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.

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Updated Aug 23, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC. Picks are frozen before first serve and graded on the track record page — this page is never edited after the fact.