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 Bejlek466

Winner meets Aryna Sabalenka

From a set down

🇷🇺ranked WTA number 18 going into this draw

Ekaterina Alexandrova612

What this match is worth

Points earned

+120

Bejlek · Alexandrova banks 65

Head to head

20 Bejlek

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

Seeds left

16 of 19 nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Both roads here

Bejlek
Round
Alexandrova

🇨🇿Karolina Pliskova

6-0 6-2

R128

Bye

🇨🇿Barbora Krejcikova

7-6(5) 6-4

R64

Anna Blinkova🇷🇺

6-7(5) 6-4 7-5

Sara Bejlek and Ekaterina Alexandrova reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Sara Bejlek beat Karolina Pliskova; Ekaterina Alexandrova had a bye. Round of 64: Sara Bejlek beat Barbora Krejcikova; Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Anna Blinkova

How they arrived

4–0

Sets won

2–1

68%

Games won

54%

1–0

Tiebreaks

0–1

0

Deciding sets

1

Previous meetings

1 meeting in Setlex records

Sara Bejlek leads 10

  1. 2026 · HardSara Bejlek won Abu Dhabi, UAE, Final7-6(5) 6-1