Ekaterina Alexandrova def. Anna Blinkova — Round of 64, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played16 Aug 2026

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

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 18 going into this drawWon

E. Alexandrova seeded 16 65 6 7

ranked WTA number 102 going into this draw

Anna Blinkova 7 4 5

What this match is worth

Points earned

Alexandrova +65Blinkova +35

Head to head

2-0Alexandrova

What decided it

  • Alexandrova broke 7 times from 10 chances, Blinkova 5 from 17
  • The first set went to a tiebreak, Blinkova took it 7–5
  • Alexandrova came back from a set down
  • 9 aces and 5 double faults from Alexandrova