Coco Gauff def. Sara Bejlek | WTA 1000 Cincinnati (Hard) Match Stats

Coco Gauff def. Sara Bejlek | WTA 1000 Cincinnati (Hard) Match Stats | TennisRaptor

Gauff beats Bejlek 6-4 6-1 to reach Cincinnati final

Coco Gauff needed only two sets to end Sara Bejlek's run in the Cincinnati semifinals, taking the opener 6-4 before pulling clear for a 6-1 second set. The American's serve gave her the platform: 63.4% of first serves landed and she won 76.9% of those points, adding two aces against just two double faults. Bejlek, by contrast, could not find safety behind her own delivery, winning only 45.7% of first-serve points and 40.9% behind the second, with no aces to relieve the pressure. The result carried Gauff into the final at this WTA 1000.

WTA 1000 Cincinnati (Hard)

Coco Gauff

WINNER

6-46-1

Sara Bejlek

#35

LOSS

Aces

vs 2

39%

Pts Won

38/98

61%

1st Serve %

63%

46% (16/35)

1st Serve Points Won

77% (20/26)

41% (9/22)

2nd Serve Points Won

53% (8/15)

1/7

Break Points Saved

1/3

2/3

Break Points Converted

6/7

44% (25/57)

Service Points Won

68% (28/41)

31% (8/26)

1st return points won

54% (19/35)

47% (7/15)

2nd return points won

59% (13/22)

32% (13/41)

Return Points Won

56% (32/57)

33% (3/9)

Service Games Won

75% (6/8)

25% (2/8)

Return Games Won

67% (6/9)

BEFORE THE MATCHWe called Coco Gauff 73%Right

Bejlek's Cincinnati Storm Runs Into Gauff's Wall

Five wins over Pliskova, Krejcikova, Alexandrova, Sabalenka and Keys have turned Sara Bejlek from qualifier curiosity into the story of Cincinnati. Standing between her and the biggest title of her life is Coco Gauff, the tournament's most complete hard-court operator and a 1000-level closer by trade.

The numbers above frame the duel: Bejlek's first-strike, left-handed patterns against the best retriever in the draw. Gauff has been ruthless, conceding one set in four matches, but Rybakina's clean power exposed her in Toronto. Bejlek must sustain that ferocity for two sets, not twenty minutes.

A 140-point hard-court Elo gap gives Gauff roughly a seven-in-ten edge, and her ability to raise her level in third sets is decisive. Bejlek's fearlessness makes it close; Gauff should win it in three.

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