Sara Bejlek vs Cori Gauff — Semifinal, Cincinnati Open 2026
WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA11 – 23 Aug
What this match is worth
On the line
650 pts
To the winner · 390 for the loser
Around this match
Title defence
Iga Swiatek still in — won it in 2025
Seeds left
4 of 19 — nos. 3, 4, 7, 8
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇨🇿Karolina Pliskova
6-0 6-2
Bye
🇨🇿Barbora Krejcikova
7-6(5) 6-4
Liudmila Samsonova🇷🇺
2-6 6-4 6-1
🇷🇺Ekaterina Alexandrova
4-6 6-1 6-2
Ann Li🇺🇸
6-1 7-6(3)
🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
7-6(7) 6-4
Marie Bouzkova🇨🇿
6-3 6-2
🇺🇸Madison Keys
3-6 6-4 7-6(5)
Marta Kostyuk🇺🇦
6-2 6-2
Sara Bejlek and Cori Gauff reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Sara Bejlek beat Karolina Pliskova; Cori Gauff had a bye. Round of 64: Sara Bejlek beat Barbora Krejcikova; Cori Gauff beat Liudmila Samsonova. Round of 32: Sara Bejlek beat Ekaterina Alexandrova; Cori Gauff beat Ann Li. Round of 16: Sara Bejlek beat Aryna Sabalenka; Cori Gauff beat Marie Bouzkova. Quarterfinal: Sara Bejlek beat Madison Keys; Cori Gauff beat Marta Kostyuk
Their week so far
derived from those scorelines
10–2
Sets won
8–1
60%
Games won
65%
3–0
Tiebreaks
1–0
2
Deciding sets
1
Sara Bejlek left, Cori Gauffright. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.