QF Cincinnati Open 2026

Sara Bejlek #35 def. Madison Keys #24

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

Sara Bejlek defeated Madison Keys 3-6 6-4 7-6(5) in the 2026 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal on hard courts on August 21, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSara BejlekMadison Keys
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
46
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.3%56.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.7%71.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.7%46.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%70.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.4%60.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.0%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.3%38.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.8%50.2%
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.
+4.5+3.8
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.
-3.8-4.5

* 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 BejlekMadison Keys
Country CZE USA
Birth dateJan 31, 2006Feb 17, 1995
Age2031
Height163 cm178 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3524
Ranking points (entering)1,2891,814
Elo (entering)1,8622,012
Current career W-L28–29374–217
Current career earnings$2,201,627$25,287,737
Pre-match H2H
Sara Bejlek #35 0 – 0 Madison Keys #24

Path

Sara Bejlek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aryna Sabalenka #17-6(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2026R16
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
Coco Gauff #44-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataAug 23, 2026SF

Madison Keys's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Xiyu Wang #1087-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2026R16
Katerina Siniakova #446-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2026R32
Daria Snigur #454-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2026R64