Another Loss For Sobolenko

• 20.08.2026, 9:59

The Belarusian player did not advance to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Cincinnati Open.

In the round of 16 of the WTA-1000 tournament in Cincinnati, world No. 1 Arina Sobolenko was eliminated after losing to Sara Beylik, according to betnews.by.

A. Sobolenko (No. 1 WTA, Belarus) vs. S. Beylek (WTA No. 35, Czech Republic) — 6:7 (7:9), 4:6

Beylek faced Sobolenko for the first time in her career and pulled off an upset.

In a match that lasted 1 hour and 57 minutes, the Czech player prevailed first in the tiebreak and then in the second set. Sobolenko had led 4:2 in that set but then lost two of her service games in a row.

Beylek advanced to the quarterfinals of a WTA-1000 tournament for the first time in her career. Next, she will face the world No. 24, American Madison Keys.