Aryna Sabalenka def. Talia Gibson — Round of 64, Cincinnati Open 2026
WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA
Played16 Aug 2026
🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon
Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 7
🇦🇺ranked WTA number 65 going into this draw
Talia Gibson 2 62
🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
🇦🇺Talia Gibson
Match stats
Serve
13
Aces
2
2
Double faults
7
59%
1st serve in
48%
71%
1st serve points won
59%
48%
2nd serve points won
44%
62%
Service points won
52%
1/3
Break points saved
3/7
Return
48%
Return points won
38%
4/7
Break points won
2/3
82
Total points won
65
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
7–3
Last 10 matches
5–5
2–1
Last 30 days
3–2
By surface
14–1
Hard
10–4
8–3
Clay
1–4
5–2
Grass
2–3
By round
7–0
R64
3–1
6–1
R32
3–4
18–3
At WTA 1000s
11–5
How their matches go
33
Completed matches
23
70%
Won in straight sets
30%
12%
Won after losing a set
22%
15%
Lost after winning a set
22%
3%
Lost in straight sets
26%
6–4
Tiebreaks
3–1
4–5
Deciding sets
5–5
24/27
Won after winning set 1
11/14
3/6
Won after losing set 1
1/9
Serve and return, last 5 matches
58%
1st serve in
49%
70%
1st serve points won
70%
51%
2nd serve points won
46%
58%
Break points saved
54%
40%
Return points won
42%
47%
Break points won
52%
5.8
Aces a match
5.8
4.0
Double faults a match
5.0
Last 14 days
3
Matches
4
7
Sets
10
8
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Aryna Sabalenka | Talia Gibson |
|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺AlexandrovaNo. 18 | ||
| 🇷🇺AlexandrovaNo. 18 | LostCanada R16WonBerlin R16 | LostCanada R32WonIndian Wells R64 |
| 🇯🇵OsakaNo. 13 | ||
| 🇯🇵OsakaNo. 13 | LostLondon R16WonParis R16WonMadrid R16WonIndian Wells R16 | WonMiami R64 |
| 🇨🇳ZhengNo. 135 | ||
| 🇨🇳ZhengNo. 135 | WonMiami R16 | WonNottingham R16 |
| 🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 14 | ||
| 🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 14 | LostParis QF | LostRome R64 |
| 🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2 | ||
| 🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2 | WonMiami SFWonIndian Wells F | LostMiami R16 |
| 🇺🇸LiNo. 29 | ||
| 🇺🇸LiNo. 29 | WonMiami R64 | WonIndian Wells R128 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 9–3 | 4–4 |