Hailey Baptiste def. Barbora Krejcikova 6(7)-7(9), 7(8)-6(6), 6-2 — French Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Hailey Baptiste defeated Barbora Krejcikova 6(7)-7(9), 7(8)-6(6), 6-2 in the R128 of the French Open 2026.

Hailey Baptiste lost the opening-set tiebreak 9-7, then steered the match the other way: she edged the second-set breaker 8-6 and ran away with the decider 6-2. The serve carried her — 79% on first-serve points to Barbora Krejcikova's 68%, plus 10 aces to four. With unforced errors level at 47 apiece, that first-serve edge and a 3-of-8 break-point return haul broke the stalemate. Baptiste, who has now beaten Krejcikova in both meetings and their first on clay, advances at Roland-Garros.

Profiles: Hailey Baptiste · Barbora Krejcikova — French Open 2026

Head-to-head

Hailey Baptiste and Barbora Krejcikova have met 2 times, with Hailey Baptiste leading the head-to-head 2–0.

• Wuhan Open 2024 R32 — Hailey Baptiste won 6-3, 7-5