Zeynep Sonmez def. Daria Kasatkina 2-6, 7(7)-6(4), 6-3 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Zeynep Sonmez defeated Daria Kasatkina 2-6, 7(7)-6(4), 6-3 in the R128 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Both players finished with 94 points won, which left the margin entirely to who took the return chances: Sonmez converted five of seven break points while Kasatkina, given 12, cashed six and handed over 10 double faults against three. Then the WTA No. 61 had to serve for the match. Down a break at 5-4 in the second after game 9, Sonmez broke straight back in game 10 for 5-5, saved the one match point she faced and took the tiebreak, and the serve numbers inverted from there — Kasatkina won 48 percent of her first-serve points in the decider, Sonmez 75. Their only meeting on record had gone the other way on Roland Garros clay in May; 2 hours, 13 minutes at the Cincinnati Open squares it.

Match stats

Daria Kasatkina: 4 aces, 66% first serves, 11 double faults, 6/12 break points. Zeynep Sonmez: 0 aces, 55% first serves, 3 double faults, 6/7 break points.

Profiles: Daria Kasatkina · Zeynep Sonmez — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

Daria Kasatkina and Zeynep Sonmez have met 2 times, splitting the head-to-head 1–1.

• French Open 2026 R128 — Daria Kasatkina won 6-4, 6-4