Sara Bejlek def. Aryna Sabalenka — Round of 16, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played19 Aug 2026

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

🇨🇿ranked WTA number 35 going into this drawWon

Sara Bejlek 7 6

🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this draw

Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 67 4

🇨🇿S. BejlekSara BejlekvA. SabalenkaAryna Sabalenka🇧🇾

🇨🇿Sara Bejlek

🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

Match stats

Serve

3

Aces

0

0

Double faults

4

67%

1st serve in

50%

67%

1st serve points won

61%

39%

2nd serve points won

46%

58%

Service points won

54%

2/6

Break points saved

6/11

Return

46%

Return points won

42%

5/11

Break points won

4/6

78

Total points won

73

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

7–3

6–2

Last 30 days

4–1

By surface

8–4

Hard

16–1

2–4

Clay

8–3

1–4

Grass

5–2

By round

2–2

R16

5–2

0–2

QF

3–2

4–3

At WTA 1000s

20–3

How their matches go

22

Completed matches

35

32%

Won in straight sets

71%

18%

Won after losing a set

11%

5%

Lost after winning a set

14%

45%

Lost in straight sets

3%

4–3

Tiebreaks

7–4

4–1

Deciding sets

4–5

9/10

Won after winning set 1

26/29

2/12

Won after losing set 1

3/6

Serve and return, last 5 matches

62%

1st serve in

58%

65%

1st serve points won

71%

50%

2nd serve points won

53%

53%

Break points saved

58%

46%

Return points won

45%

40%

Break points won

56%

1.8

Aces a match

6.6

3.2

Double faults a match

4.0

Last 14 days

3

Matches

4

7

Sets

9

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentSara BejlekAryna Sabalenka
🇷🇺AlexandrovaNo. 18
🇷🇺AlexandrovaNo. 18WonCincinnati R32LostCanada R16WonBerlin R16
🇨🇿KrejcikovaNo. 26
🇨🇿KrejcikovaNo. 26WonCincinnati R64WonRome R64
🇦🇺GibsonNo. 65
🇦🇺GibsonNo. 65LostMiami R128WonCincinnati R64
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 19
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 19LostLondon R128LostRome R32
Total
Total2–23–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestSara BejlekAryna Sabalenka
1Won🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 18No. 18 · 18 AugCincinnati R32 · 18 AugWon🇨🇳X. WangXinyu WangNo. 36No. 36 · 18 AugCincinnati R32 · 18 Aug
2Won🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 26No. 26 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 AugWon🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 65No. 65 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 Aug
3Won🇨🇿K. PliskovaKarolina PliskovaNo. 57No. 57 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 AugLost🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 19No. 19 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 Aug
4Lost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 8No. 8 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 AugWon🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 57No. 57 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 Aug
5Won🇨🇳X. WangXiyu WangNo. 94No. 94 · 2 AugCanada R128 · 2 AugWon🇯🇵M. UchijimaMoyuka UchijimaNo. 108No. 108 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug
6Lost🇦🇹L. TaggerLilli TaggerNo. 84No. 84 · 24 JulPrague QF · 24 JulLost🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 15No. 15 · 5 JulLondon R16 · 5 Jul
7Won🇺🇿M. TimofeevaMaria TimofeevaNo. 79No. 79 · 23 JulPrague R16 · 23 JulWon🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 35No. 35 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 Jul
8Won🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 102No. 102 · 21 JulPrague R32 · 21 JulWon🇺🇸M. KesslerMcCartney KesslerNo. 62No. 62 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 Jul
9Lost🇩🇰C. TausonClara TausonNo. 25No. 25 · 17 JulAthens QF · 17 JulWon🇷🇸T. KostovicTeodora KostovicNo. 184No. 184 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 Jun
10Won🇦🇹L. TaggerLilli TaggerNo. 82No. 82 · 15 JulAthens R16 · 15 JulLost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 4No. 4 · 20 JunBerlin SF · 20 Jun