Xiyu Wang def. Leylah Fernandez 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Xiyu Wang defeated Leylah Fernandez 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the R64 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

The betting market's 60 percent lean on Fernandez lasted a set. The No. 30 seed won 71 percent of her first-serve points in that opener and nothing close to it afterward, taking 9 of 23 points behind her second delivery against Wang's 11 of 20, with seven double faults folded in and only 7 of 12 service games held. Wang broke in game 2 of the third for 2-0 and again in game 4 for 4-0, giving one back and no more. Their only prior meeting on record went Fernandez's way on clay at the 2024 French Open; the 96th-ranked Wang answers it on a hard court and moves into the Cincinnati round of 32 after two hours and a minute.

Match stats

Leylah Fernandez: 1 ace, 66% first serves, 8 double faults, 3/6 break points. Xiyu Wang: 2 aces, 70% first serves, 2 double faults, 6/9 break points.

Profiles: Leylah Fernandez · Xiyu Wang — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

Leylah Fernandez and Xiyu Wang have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• French Open 2024 R64 — Leylah Fernandez won 6-3, 6-4