Sara Bejlek def. Ekaterina Alexandrova — 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 35 going into this drawWon

Sara Bejlek 4 6 6

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 18 going into this draw

E. Alexandrova seeded 16 6 1 2

🇨🇿S. BejlekSara BejlekvE. AlexandrovaEkaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺

🇨🇿Sara Bejlek

🇷🇺Ekaterina Alexandrova

Match stats

Serve

5

Aces

1

5

Double faults

7

62%

1st serve in

60%

71%

1st serve points won

55%

52%

2nd serve points won

47%

63%

Service points won

52%

4/6

Break points saved

2/7

Return

48%

Return points won

37%

5/7

Break points won

2/6

91

Total points won

72

Head to head

2–0 Bejlek

  1. This matchCincinnati R32won by Bejlek
  2. 2026HardAbu Dhabi Fwon by Bejlek

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

6–4

5–2

Last 30 days

4–2

By surface

7–4

Hard

5–4

2–4

Clay

1–5

1–4

Grass

5–4

By round

4–3

R32

4–4

2–2

R16

2–4

3–3

At WTA 1000s

5–4

How their matches go

21

Completed matches

22

33%

Won in straight sets

27%

14%

Won after losing a set

18%

5%

Lost after winning a set

23%

48%

Lost in straight sets

32%

4–3

Tiebreaks

3–5

3–1

Deciding sets

4–5

9/10

Won after winning set 1

8/10

1/11

Won after losing set 1

2/12

Serve and return, last 5 matches

62%

1st serve in

60%

61%

1st serve points won

66%

51%

2nd serve points won

49%

50%

Break points saved

59%

45%

Return points won

44%

32%

Break points won

48%

0.8

Aces a match

6.0

2.4

Double faults a match

6.6

Last 14 days

3

Matches

5

6

Sets

14

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentSara BejlekEkaterina Alexandrova
🇫🇷BlinkovaNo. 102
🇫🇷BlinkovaNo. 102WonPrague R32WonCincinnati R64
🇨🇿PliskovaNo. 57
🇨🇿PliskovaNo. 57WonCincinnati R128LostNottingham R32LostLinz R16
🇦🇺GibsonNo. 65
🇦🇺GibsonNo. 65LostMiami R128WonCanada R32LostIndian Wells R64
🇦🇹TaggerNo. 48
🇦🇹TaggerNo. 48LostPrague QFWonAthens R16WonMiami R64
🇩🇪SiegemundNo. 98
🇩🇪SiegemundNo. 98WonEastbourne R32LostRome R128LostRome R64
Total
Total4–43–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestSara BejlekEkaterina Alexandrova
1Won🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 26No. 26 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 AugWon🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 102No. 102 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 Aug
2Won🇨🇿K. PliskovaKarolina PliskovaNo. 57No. 57 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 AugLost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 10No. 10 · 10 AugCanada QF · 10 Aug
3Lost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 8No. 8 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 AugWon🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 Aug
4Won🇨🇳X. WangXiyu WangNo. 94No. 94 · 2 AugCanada R128 · 2 AugWon🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 72No. 72 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 Aug
5Lost🇦🇹L. TaggerLilli TaggerNo. 84No. 84 · 24 JulPrague QF · 24 JulWon🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio SerranoNo. 56No. 56 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug
6Won🇺🇿M. TimofeevaMaria TimofeevaNo. 79No. 79 · 23 JulPrague R16 · 23 JulLost🇷🇺K. LiutovaKristina LiutovaNo. 225No. 225 · 28 JulMemphis R32 · 28 Jul
7Won🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 102No. 102 · 21 JulPrague R32 · 21 JulLost🇺🇸I. JovicIva JovicNo. 17No. 17 · 3 JulLondon R32 · 3 Jul
8Lost🇩🇰C. TausonClara TausonNo. 25No. 25 · 17 JulAthens QF · 17 JulWon🇹🇭L. TararudeeLanlana TararudeeNo. 95No. 95 · 1 JulLondon R64 · 1 Jul
9Won🇦🇹L. TaggerLilli TaggerNo. 82No. 82 · 15 JulAthens R16 · 15 JulWon🇭🇺P. UdvardyPanna UdvardyNo. 71No. 71 · 29 JunLondon R128 · 29 Jun
10Won🇸🇰V. MorvayovaViktoria MorvayovaR32 · 13 JulAthens R32 · 13 JulLost🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 15No. 15 · 25 JunBad Homburg QF · 25 Jun