Linda Noskova def. Clara Tauson 7(7)-6(3), 6-2 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Linda Noskova defeated Clara Tauson 7(7)-6(3), 6-2 in the R32 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Seventeen aces against 10 double faults is not a clean serving day, and Noskova barely needed one: 78% of first-serve points won did the job. She broke back in game 10 of the opener for 5-5, then climbed to 92% on first serves in the second. Tauson took her chances, 1 of 2 on break points to Noskova's 3 of 9, and still lost 65 of the 143 points. The Wimbledon champion is through in 1h 37m, still without a set dropped at the Cincinnati Open.

Match stats

Linda Noskova: 17 aces, 66% first serves, 10 double faults, 3/9 break points. Clara Tauson: 9 aces, 51% first serves, 5 double faults, 1/2 break points.

Profiles: Linda Noskova · Clara Tauson — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

Linda Noskova and Clara Tauson have met 3 times, with Clara Tauson leading the head-to-head 2–1.

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