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WTA Cincinnati, USAWomen's Singles · Semifinal · HardCompleted
6-4, 6-1P&G Stadium Court1h 15m

Keys to Victory

6
Breaks of serve
Gauff broke serve 6 times to Bejlek's 2.
70%
1st-serve points won
Gauff won 70% of first-serve points to Bejlek's 44%.
On-air one-liner
Gauff's dominance on first serve and break-point conversion carried the semifinal: 6 breaks and 70% of first-serve points won sent Bejlek to a 6-4, 6-1 defeat.
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Game flow

BejlekGauff break of serve
Set 144 min
1-01-11-21-31-42-43-44-44-54-6
4-6
Bejlek40151515
Gauff615153040
Break
Bejlek41515303030
Gauff5015153040
Break
Bejlek415304040
Gauff400015
Bejlek315303040
Gauff4001515
Break
Bejlek2151515303040Ad
Gauff40153030404040
Break
Bejlek1000
Gauff4153040
Bejlek10151515
Gauff315153040
Break
Bejlek11530304040404040Ad4040
Gauff20015153040Ad404040Ad
Bejlek1000
Gauff1153040
Bejlek115304040
Gauff000015

Gauff broke for 2-1 in a 6 minute deuce game and again for 4-1, then Bejlek rallied with breaks for 2-4 and 4-4 before Gauff broke for 5-4 to seal it 6-4.

Set 232 min
0-10-21-21-31-41-51-6
1-6
Break
Bejlek1015153030
Gauff61515303040
Bejlek100153030
Gauff51530303040
Break
Bejlek10151515
Gauff415153040
Bejlek1000
Gauff3153040
Bejlek1151530404040Ad
Gauff20151515304040
Bejlek0000
Gauff2153040
Break
Bejlek01530303030
Gauff100153040

Gauff broke for 1-0 and again for 4-1 and 6-1, clinical in dismantling Bejlek, whose sole resistance a 5 minute deuce hold for 1-2.

Match Stats

BejlekGauff
0
Aces
2
1
Double faults
2
61%
1st serve in
63%
46%
1st serve pts won
77%
2/3 (67%)
Break points won
6/7 (86%)
3/9 (33%)
Service games won
6/8 (75%)
2/8 (25%)
Return games won
6/9 (67%)
13/41 (32%)
Return points won
32/57 (56%)
38
Total points won
60
Data note
AI recap generated from set scores + aggregate match statistics.