By Richard Pagliaro | Saturday, August 15, 2026
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Cincinnati will host a showdown of shotmakers.
US Open finalist Amanda Anisimova swept Zeynep Sonmez 6-2, 6-3 as we speak to arrange a Cincinnati Open blockbuster vs. Washington, DC champion Alexandra Eala.
Two-time main finalist Anisimova smacked seven aces and broke serve six instances in a 76-minute victory over the primary participant from Turkey to seem within the Cincinnati Open most important draw within the Open Period.
The ninth-seeded Anisimova improved to 13-7 on exhausting courts this season establishing what figures to be a stadium conflict vs. Eala.
Earlier, Eala dropped serve to open then stormed by way of 9 straight video games to grab a 6-1, 3-0, retired win over Elena-Gabriela Ruse.
The Seventeenth-seeded Eala needed to proceed play when thunderstorms within the space prompted the chair umpire to droop play at about 12:06 p.m.
“I believe I performed very well,” Eala stated. “I believe I held my degree the entire match so I’m actually pleased.”
When the skies ultimately cleared greater than an hour later, Ruse retired attributable to a foot harm.
It was Eala’s eighth win in her final 9 matches. Eala carved Ruse up from the baseline, scoring drives down the road off each wings. Eala improved to 38-19 on the season.
