Kasatkina falls in three-set Cincinnati battle

Daria Kasatkina was beaten by Zeynep Sonmez in the Cincinnati round M7 match on 13 August 2026, going down 2–1 in sets. Kasatkina made the stronger start, taking the opening set 6–2, but Sonmez levelled the contest by winning the second-set tiebreak 7–6(4). The deciding set remained competitive before Sonmez closed out a 6–3 win. Kasatkina finished with one set won and two sets lost, as reflected in the supplied event statistics.