Iga Swiatek def. Maria Sakkari 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Iga Swiatek defeated Maria Sakkari 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the R32 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

The break points belonged to Sakkari for a set — six chances in the opener, one of them taken — while Swiatek never saw a single one before the second. The turn was instant. Breaks in game 2 of the second set for 2-0 and game 1 of the third for 1-0 rode her first-serve points won climbing from 66 percent in the opener to 93 in the second, and the No. 7 seed finished 4 of 7 on break points as Sakkari's serve held only 7 of 11 times. One hour, 58 minutes on court, and it is an eighth straight win with the Canadian Open title still inside the streak; the No. 29 seed's lone win in four meetings on record came the same way, from a set down in February.

Match stats

Iga Swiatek: 2 aces, 72% first serves, 6 double faults, 5/7 break points. Maria Sakkari: 5 aces, 58% first serves, 3 double faults, 1/8 break points.

Profiles: Iga Swiatek · Maria Sakkari — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

Iga Swiatek and Maria Sakkari have met 5 times, with Iga Swiatek leading the head-to-head 4–1.

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