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Sabalenka Defeats Bouzas in Straight Sets to Reach Cincinnati Quarterfinals

The 1-hour-21-minute victory sets her up for a quarterfinal clash with Madison Keys or Elena Rybakina before the US Open

Overview

  • Sabalenka dominated the first set 6-1; she clinched a tight second set 7-5 with a late service break
  • She finished with 18 winners; she won 73% of first-serve points; she dropped only two service games
  • Bouzas’s breakout summer—highlighted by a Wimbledon fourth-round run followed by a Montreal quarterfinal—projects her into the WTA Top 40 for the first time
  • The victory marked Sabalenka’s 50th match win of 2025; it also represented her 29th quarterfinal appearance at a WTA 1000 event
  • Sabalenka will defend her Cincinnati crown on her quest for a tenth WTA 1000 title; Bouzas will leverage her breakthrough season to secure seeding at the US Open