Caty McNally def. McCartney Kessler — Round of 128, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played13 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 70 going into this drawWon

Caty McNally 6 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 58 going into this draw

McCartney Kessler 3 4

🇺🇸C. McNallyCaty McNallyvM. KesslerMcCartney Kessler🇺🇸

🇺🇸Caty McNally

🇺🇸McCartney Kessler

Match stats

Serve

0

Aces

1

6

Double faults

3

62%

1st serve in

57%

71%

1st serve points won

54%

43%

2nd serve points won

49%

60%

Service points won

52%

1/3

Break points saved

8/13

Return

48%

Return points won

40%

5/13

Break points won

2/3

72

Total points won

64

Head to head

1–1 level

  1. This matchCincinnati R128won by McNally
  2. 2025HardCincinnati R64won by Kessler

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

6–4

Last 10 matches

4–6

4–2

Last 30 days

1–2

By surface

6–5

Hard

2–4

6–5

Clay

5–4

6–4

Grass

3–4

By round

6–1

R128

5–1

3–4

R64

1–5

11–3

First match at an event

7–5

8–5

At WTA 1000s

3–4

How their matches go

32

Completed matches

22

31%

Won in straight sets

23%

25%

Won after losing a set

23%

19%

Lost after winning a set

14%

25%

Lost in straight sets

41%

7–3

Tiebreaks

5–5

8–6

Deciding sets

5–3

13/14

Won after winning set 1

7/8

5/18

Won after losing set 1

3/14

Serve and return, last 5 matches

71%

1st serve in

59%

59%

1st serve points won

63%

43%

2nd serve points won

46%

50%

Break points saved

57%

47%

Return points won

43%

55%

Break points won

50%

1.4

Aces a match

3.2

5.0

Double faults a match

2.2

Last 14 days

5

Matches

2

12

Sets

5

6

Days since last match

9

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCaty McNallyMcCartney Kessler
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1LostMiami R32LostLondon R64
🇮🇩TjenNo. 37
🇮🇩TjenNo. 37WonEastbourne R32WonCharleston R32
🇦🇺KasatkinaNo. 68
🇦🇺KasatkinaNo. 68WonRome R128WonEastbourne R32
🇨🇿PliskovaNo. 57
🇨🇿PliskovaNo. 57LostNottingham R16LostLondon R32
🇺🇸VolynetsNo. 89
🇺🇸VolynetsNo. 89WonMadrid R128WonRouen R32LostNottingham R32
Total
Total4–22–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCaty McNallyMcCartney Kessler
1Lost🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 28No. 28 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 AugLost🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 20No. 20 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug
2Won🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 7No. 7 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇨🇦C. BraceCadence BraceR128 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 Aug
3Won🇩🇪T. MariaTatjana MariaNo. 79No. 79 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 AugLost🇲🇽R. ZarazuaRenata ZarazuaNo. 83No. 83 · 28 JulMemphis R32 · 28 Jul
4Lost🇷🇺K. LiutovaKristina LiutovaNo. 225No. 225 · 31 JulMemphis QF · 31 JulLost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 Jul
5Won🇨🇳Y. MaYexin MaNo. 195No. 195 · 30 JulMemphis R16 · 30 JulWon🇺🇦O. OliynykovaOleksandra OliynykovaNo. 49No. 49 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 Jun
6Won🇨🇳X. WangXiyu WangNo. 89No. 89 · 28 JulMemphis R32 · 28 JulLost🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 28No. 28 · 25 JunEastbourne QF · 25 Jun
7Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 2 JulLondon R64 · 2 JulWon🇺🇦A. KalininaAnhelina KalininaNo. 71No. 71 · 24 JunEastbourne R16 · 24 Jun
8Won🇷🇴E. RuseElena Gabriela RuseNo. 105No. 105 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 JunWon🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 69No. 69 · 22 JunEastbourne R32 · 22 Jun
9Lost🇭🇷P. MarcinkoPetra MarcinkoNo. 52No. 52 · 25 JunEastbourne QF · 25 JunLost🇺🇸K. VolynetsKatie VolynetsNo. 101No. 101 · 16 JunNottingham R32 · 16 Jun
10Won🇨🇴E. ArangoEmiliana ArangoNo. 100No. 100 · 24 JunEastbourne R16 · 24 JunLost🇨🇿K. PliskovaKarolina PliskovaNo. 106No. 106 · 8 JunLondon R32 · 8 Jun