Cincinnati Open 2026 — Rybakina Overcomes Rain to Beat Frech; Swiatek Completes Turnaround Against Sakkari
Rybakina needed two rain delays to beat Magdalena Frech, and Iga Swiatek rallied from a first-set loss to reach the fourth round.
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Cincinnati Open 2026 — Rybakina overcomes rain to beat Frech; Swiatek completes turnaround against Sakkari
Elena Rybakina needed two hours on court plus two one-hour rain interruptions to defeat Magdalena Frech 6-4, 7-6 (2) on Monday and reach the fourth round at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.
Kazakh Elena Rybakina went in the round of the 16th to the Cincinnati Open on Monday, winning 6-4 and 7-6 (2) ahead of Magdalena Frech of Poland.
This was the fourth meeting between these players and Rybakina's fourth victory. Fręch, ranked 41st, presented her with tough conditions. WTA in Cincinnati: Fręch lost to Rybakina, breaking her opponent, known for her strong serve, in the opening game. The Kazakhstani recovered in the fourth game, and with Rybakina trailing 5-4, the match was suspended due to rain. After play resumed, the two-time Grand Slam champion broke Fręch again and won th…
In a two-time rain-disturbing game, Elena Rybakina ended up having the last word on Magdalena Frech in two rounds and qualified for the eighth final of the Cincinnati WTA 1000 tournament.
“I’m not going to get into that”: Iga Swiatek shuts down question about who is being “mean” to her
Iga Swiatek offered a blunt look at the criticism surrounding her after fighting back against Maria Sakkari at the Cincinnati Open, admitting that “clickbait titles are more important sometimes” before refusing to identify who she believes has been “mean” to her. The world No. 3's comments came afte...
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