Coco Gauff def. Ann Li — Round of 32, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played18 Aug 2026

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

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 4 going into this drawWon

Coco Gauff seeded 4 6 7

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 29 going into this draw

Ann Li seeded 28 1 63

🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffvA. LiAnn Li🇺🇸

🇺🇸Coco Gauff

🇺🇸Ann Li

Match stats

Serve

6

Aces

3

6

Double faults

4

57%

1st serve in

57%

68%

1st serve points won

57%

58%

2nd serve points won

43%

64%

Service points won

51%

3/5

Break points saved

6/10

Return

49%

Return points won

36%

4/10

Break points won

2/5

80

Total points won

62

Head to head

2–0 Gauff

  1. This matchCincinnati R32won by Gauff
  2. 2025ClayMadrid R32won by Gauff

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

4–6

5–1

Last 30 days

2–2

By surface

13–4

Hard

4–6

10–4

Clay

9–6

5–2

Grass

2–3

By round

5–2

R32

5–4

6–2

R16

3–3

20–6

At WTA 1000s

6–5

How their matches go

36

Completed matches

29

36%

Won in straight sets

21%

39%

Won after losing a set

28%

25%

Lost after winning a set

21%

0%

Lost in straight sets

31%

5–4

Tiebreaks

5–4

14–9

Deciding sets

8–6

17/20

Won after winning set 1

8/9

10/16

Won after losing set 1

6/20

Serve and return, last 5 matches

62%

1st serve in

52%

71%

1st serve points won

66%

41%

2nd serve points won

46%

56%

Break points saved

47%

47%

Return points won

39%

48%

Break points won

54%

5.2

Aces a match

2.2

5.4

Double faults a match

3.8

Last 14 days

5

Matches

3

12

Sets

6

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCoco GauffAnn Li
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 43
🇷🇺SamsonovaNo. 43WonCincinnati R64WonStuttgart R16LostRome R64
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2LostCanada SFLostCanada R32
🇷🇺KorneevaNo. 75
🇷🇺KorneevaNo. 75WonCanada R16LostAthens R16
🇺🇸ParksNo. 63
🇺🇸ParksNo. 63WonMiami R32WonMadrid R64
🇺🇿RakhimovaNo. 83
🇺🇿RakhimovaNo. 83WonIndian Wells R64WonRouen R16
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1LostMiami FLostMiami R64
Total
Total5–22–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCoco GauffAnn Li
1Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 43No. 43 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 AugWon🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 54No. 54 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 Aug
2Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 12 AugCanada SF · 12 AugLost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 Aug
3Won🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 14No. 14 · 11 AugCanada QF · 11 AugWon🇨🇦K. CrossKayla CrossNo. 200No. 200 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 Aug
4Won🇷🇺A. KorneevaAlina KorneevaNo. 89No. 89 · 9 AugCanada R16 · 9 AugLost🇵🇱M. FrechMagdalena FrechNo. 48No. 48 · 28 JulWashington R32 · 28 Jul
5Won🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 33No. 33 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 AugLost🇷🇺A. KorneevaAlina KorneevaNo. 98No. 98 · 16 JulAthens R16 · 16 Jul
6Won🇺🇸K. DayKayla DayNo. 126No. 126 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇺🇿M. TimofeevaMaria TimofeevaNo. 95No. 95 · 14 JulAthens R32 · 14 Jul
7Lost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 11No. 11 · 9 JulLondon SF · 9 JulLost🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 54No. 54 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 Jun
8Won🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 4No. 4 · 7 JulLondon QF · 7 JulLost🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 19No. 19 · 23 JunBad Homburg R32 · 23 Jun
9Won🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 12No. 12 · 5 JulLondon R16 · 5 JulLost🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicNo. 70No. 70 · 19 JunNottingham QF · 19 Jun
10Won🇺🇸C. LiuClaire LiuNo. 145No. 145 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 JulWon🇦🇺T. PrestonTaylah PrestonNo. 126No. 126 · 18 JunNottingham R16 · 18 Jun