Sara Bejlek def. Laura Siegemund 3-6, 7(7)-6(2), 7(7)-6(3) — Eastbourne International 2026 R32

Match recap

Sara Bejlek defeated Laura Siegemund 3-6, 7(7)-6(2), 7(7)-6(3) in the R32 of the Eastbourne International 2026.

Down a set and outplayed behind the second serve all afternoon, Sara Bejlek found just enough in the breakers to flip a match she statistically lost. Laura Siegemund won 60% of her second-serve points to Bejlek's 46% and actually took more total points (119 to 113), but it didn't matter once the sets reached tiebreaks — Bejlek closed them 7-2 and 7-3. Siegemund had a set point in the second and a match point in the third slip away. Bejlek, broken eight times across 33 games, saved 7 of 14 break points to survive and next meets Zeynep Sonmez.

Profiles: Sara Bejlek · Laura Siegemund — Eastbourne International 2026

Head-to-head

Sara Bejlek and Laura Siegemund have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• Italian Open 2026 R128 — Laura Siegemund won 6-4, 6-4