R16 Cincinnati Open 2026

Sara Bejlek #35 def. Aryna Sabalenka #1

7-6(7) 6-4

Sara Bejlek defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-6(7) 6-4 in the 2026 Cincinnati Open fourth round on hard courts on August 20, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSara BejlekAryna Sabalenka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
04
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.7%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.9%61.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
39.1%46.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.7%53.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.3%43.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-0.2-3.3
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.3+0.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Win Probability

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Player Comparison

FieldSara BejlekAryna Sabalenka
Country CZE BLR
Birth dateJan 31, 2006May 5, 1998
Age2028
Height163 cm182 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)351
Ranking points (entering)1,2898,670
Elo (entering)1,8342,193
Current career W-L28–29417–146
Current career earnings$2,201,627$53,222,999
Pre-match H2H
Sara Bejlek #35 0 – 0 Aryna Sabalenka #1

Path

Sara Bejlek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ekaterina Alexandrova #184-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2026R32
Barbora Krejcikova #267-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2026R64
Karolina Pliskova #576-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2026R128

Sara Bejlek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Madison Keys #243-6 6-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2026QF

Aryna Sabalenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Xinyu Wang #366-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2026R32
Talia Gibson #656-2 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2026R64