Coco Gauff def. Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 6-2 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Coco Gauff defeated Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 6-2 in the R16 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

The serve settled it. Gauff cleared all eight of her service games and turned back all eight break points she faced, while Bouzkova was broken three times from the 12 chances against her, the last in game 7 for 5-2. Gauff and the 22nd seed had split two meetings on record, both on clay; this first one on hard took 1h 33m and puts the fourth seed into the Cincinnati quarterfinals.

Match stats

Coco Gauff: 5 aces, 61% first serves, 6 double faults, 3/12 break points. Marie Bouzkova: 0 aces, 70% first serves, 1 double fault, 0/8 break points.

Profiles: Coco Gauff · Marie Bouzkova — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

Coco Gauff and Marie Bouzkova have met 3 times, with Coco Gauff leading the head-to-head 2–1.

• French Open 2025 R32 — Coco Gauff won 6-1, 7(7)-6(3)
• Italian Open 2023 R32 — Marie Bouzkova won 4-6, 6-2, 6-2