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Cori Gauff def. Sara Bejlek — Semifinal, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played23 Aug 2026

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

🇺🇸4 seedranked WTA number 4 going into this drawWon

Cori Gauff66

Winner meets Jessica Pegula

Straight sets

🇨🇿ranked WTA number 35 going into this draw

Sara Bejlek41

What this match is worth

Points earned

+650

Gauff · Bejlek banks 390

Around this match

The other semifinal

Jessica Pegula d. Iga Swiatek7-5 4-6 6-4

Seeds left

4 of 19 — nos. 3, 4, 7, 8

Both roads here

Gauff
Round
Bejlek

Bye

R128

Karolina Pliskova🇨🇿

6-0 6-2

🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova

2-6 6-4 6-1

R64

Barbora Krejcikova🇨🇿

7-6(5) 6-4

🇺🇸Ann Li

6-1 7-6(3)

R32

Ekaterina Alexandrova🇷🇺

4-6 6-1 6-2

🇨🇿Marie Bouzkova

6-3 6-2

R16

Aryna Sabalenka🇧🇾

7-6(7) 6-4

🇺🇦Marta Kostyuk

6-2 6-2

QF

Madison Keys🇺🇸

3-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Cori Gauff and Sara Bejlek reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Cori Gauff had a bye; Sara Bejlek beat Karolina Pliskova. Round of 64: Cori Gauff beat Liudmila Samsonova; Sara Bejlek beat Barbora Krejcikova. Round of 32: Cori Gauff beat Ann Li; Sara Bejlek beat Ekaterina Alexandrova. Round of 16: Cori Gauff beat Marie Bouzkova; Sara Bejlek beat Aryna Sabalenka. Quarterfinal: Cori Gauff beat Marta Kostyuk; Sara Bejlek beat Madison Keys

How they arrived

8–1

Sets won

10–2

65%

Games won

60%

1–0

Tiebreaks

3–0

1

Deciding sets

2