Maria Sakkari def. Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R64

Match recap

Maria Sakkari defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 in the R64 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

Neither serve was safe; the return games decided it. Sakkari broke eight times from 19 chances and held eight of her own 13, while Rakhimova, converting five of 12, ran out of returns first — broken in games 2, 4 and 6 of the decider. Her one sustained stretch came in the second, a break in game 11 for 6-5 that she served out, though the five aces Sakkari struck in that set bought nothing. Two hours and 49 minutes on, the 29th seed has won all three of their meetings on record, every one of them going the distance.

Match stats

Kamilla Rakhimova: 2 aces, 53% first serves, 6 double faults, 5/12 break points. Maria Sakkari: 6 aces, 48% first serves, 6 double faults, 8/19 break points.

Profiles: Kamilla Rakhimova · Maria Sakkari — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

Kamilla Rakhimova and Maria Sakkari have met 3 times, with Maria Sakkari leading the head-to-head 3–0.

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