There were 96 deciding third sets at the 2026 Cincinnati Open.
A deciding third set occurs when players or teams split the first two sets in a best-of-three match. The statistic therefore measures how often matches went all the way to a final set rather than ending in straight sets.
The 2026 tournament’s 96 third sets formed part of its broader statistical record: 322 matches were played, producing 734 sets and 7,841 games. The figure includes the combined tournament program rather than only the singles draws.
Third-set counts can be misleading if they are confused with three-set matches. A match that reaches a third set does not necessarily last three complete sets in the same way across singles and doubles, because doubles may use a match tiebreak in deciding situations.