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.
Maria Sakkari wins the first set, then Iga Swiatek places a double 6-1. Elena Rybakina transforms a break ball out of sixteen into the second set, but avoids the third against a fighting Magdalena Frech
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