Talia Gibson def. Lilli Tagger 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 — Cincinnati Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Talia Gibson defeated Lilli Tagger 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the R128 of the Cincinnati Open 2026.

The second serve settled this one. Tagger won only 13 of 36 points behind hers, 36 percent, while Talia Gibson took 45 percent behind her own, and the break ledger followed at six to four. Down a set, Gibson broke in game 4 for 3-1 and again in game 6 for 5-1 to square the match. Lilli Tagger, the qualifier the betting market installed at 61 percent, struck 11 aces and won 94 percent of her first-serve points in the opening set and still fell; she saved one match point in a decider that traded seven breaks before Gibson closed it out, 2 hours and 35 minutes in, for an 11th hard-court win of 2026.

Match stats

Lilli Tagger: 11 aces, 100% first serves, 6 double faults, 4/10 break points. Talia Gibson: 8 aces, 100% first serves, 7 double faults, 6/13 break points.

Profiles: Lilli Tagger · Talia Gibson — Cincinnati Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Lilli Tagger and Talia Gibson.