ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Venus Williams, Sofia Kenin, Oleksandra Oliynykova and Peyton Stearns are going to compete on Friday at the Cincinnati Open.
Venus Williams vs. Emiliana Arango
Head to head 0-0
Venus Williams will compete against Emiliana Arango in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on GRANDSTAND.
Venus Williams: ranking and results
Ranked no. 667, the American will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Toronto where she lost to in the 1st round on the 2nd of August.
Williams has a 0-10 win-loss record in 2026, 0-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cincinnati The American capitulated in the 1st round 6-4 6-4 to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro.
Emiliana Arango: ranking and results
Ranked no. 97, the Colombian got to the 1st round after beating Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3-6 6-4 6-4 and Nadia Podoroska 4-6 7-5 6-3.
Arango has a 14-22 win-loss record in 2026, 3-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cincinnati The Colombian surrendered in the 1st round 7-6(1) 6-3 to Xinyu Wang.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Venus Williams and Emiliana Arango since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Emiliana Arango who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Emiliana Arango is the pick to win this match.
Emiliana Arango -> 2.7
Venus Williams -> 1.46
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Sofia Kenin vs. Eva Lys
Head to head 0-0
Sofia Kenin will come up against Eva Lys in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 9:30 pm on GRANDSTAND.
Sofia Kenin: ranking and results
Ranked no. 118, Kenin will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Toronto where she lost to in the qualifications on the 1st of August.
Kenin has a 5-19 win-loss record in 2026, 1-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Kenin won her last 5 matches.
Last year in Cincinnati Kenin lost in the 2nd round 6-7(7) 6-3 6-3 to Varvara Gracheva.
Eva Lys: ranking and results
Ranked no. 85, the German reached the 1st round after beating Katarzyna Kawa 5-7 6-1 6-4 and Anna Blinkova 3-6 6-2 6-2.
Eva has a 6-14 win-loss record in 2026, 2-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cincinnati Lys lost in the 2nd round 1-6 6-3 7-6(1) to Madison Keys.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Sofia Kenin and Eva Lys since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Eva Lys who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Eva Lys is the pick to win this match.
Eva Lys -> 2.23
Sofia Kenin -> 1.65
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Oleksandra Oliynykova vs. Elvina Kalieva
Head to head 1-0 for Kalieva
Oleksandra Oliynykova will come up against Elvina Kalieva in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:00 PM on TONY TRABERT STADIUM 3.
Oleksandra Oliynykova: ranking and results
Ranked no. 44 (career high), the Ukrainian will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in the Bastad where she lost to in the 1st round on the 6th of July.
Oliynykova has a 22-15 win-loss record in 2026, 0-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Ukrainian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Antalya.
Last year in Cincinnati Oleksandra didn’t compete in Cincinnati in 2025.
Elvina Kalieva: ranking and results
Ranked no. 121 (career high), the American will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Memphis where she lost to in the semifinal on the 1st of August.
The American has a 32-20 win-loss record in 2026, 18-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The American’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the W100 San Diego.
Last year in Cincinnati Elvina didn’t compete in Cincinnati in 2025.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Oleksandra Oliynykova and Elvina Kalieva square off. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Kalieva (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time they fought against each other, Kalieva won 6-2 6-1 in the quarter in W40 Otocec back in 2023.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Elvina Kalieva who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elvina Kalieva is the pick to win this match.
Elvina Kalieva -> 2.42
Oleksandra Oliynykova -> 1.56
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Peyton Stearns vs. Harriet Dart
Head to head 1-0 for Dart
Peyton Stearns will compete against Harriet Dart in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on CHAMPIONS’ COURT.
Peyton Stearns: ranking and results
Ranked no. 57, Peyton will start her run in Cincinnati after she played her last match in Memphis where she lost to in the quarter on the 31st of July.
The American has a 20-18 win-loss record in 2026, 13-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Peyton’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Austin.
Last year in Cincinnati The American had to surrender in the 2nd round 7-6(4) 4-6 6-1 to Anna Kalinskaya.
Harriet Dart: ranking and results
Ranked no. 144, Harriet reached the 1st round after beating Moyuka Uchijima 6-3 6-0 and Aoi Ito 6-3 6-4.
Dart has a 26-19 win-loss record in 2026, 18-11 on hard (See FULL STATS). Harriet’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the W100 Fujairah and the W75 Porto.
Last year in Cincinnati Harriet didn’t play in Cincinnati in 2025.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Peyton Stearns and Harriet Dart face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Dart (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time they fought against each other, Dart won 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the qualifications in New York back in 2021.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Peyton Stearns who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Peyton Stearns is the pick to win this match.
Peyton Stearns -> 1.4
Harriet Dart -> 2.94
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Cincinnati Open
- Anhelina KalininaKalinina – Darja VidmanovaVidmanova (4-6 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Lois BoissonBoisson – Ashlyn KruegerKrueger (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Kimberly BirrellBirrell (6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Magdalena FrechFrech – Antonia RuzicRuzic (6-2 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Elena Gabriela RuseGabriela Ruse – Magda LinetteLinette (6-0 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Zeynep SonmezSonmez – Daria KasatkinaKasatkina (2-6 7-64 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Diane ParryParry – Caroline DolehideDolehide (6-4 7-67) – Score progression – Stats
- Taylor TownsendTownsend – Maria Camila Osorio SerranoCamila Osorio Serrano (3-6 6-3 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Caty McNallyMcNally – Mccartney KesslerKessler (6-3 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Cristina BucsaBucsa – Panna UdvardyUdvardy (6-2 1-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Simona WaltertWaltert – Petra MarcinkoMarcinko (5-7 6-4 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Katie BoulterBoulter – Katie VolynetsVolynets (7-5 0-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Tatjana MariaMaria – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (6-1 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Filip KolasinskiKolasinski – Pawel JuszczakJuszczak (6-2 0-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Cincinnati Open
- Yue YuanYuan – Kayla DayDay (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Xin Yu WangYu Wang – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Mananchaya SawangkaewSawangkaew – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jessica Bouzas ManeiroBouzas Maneiro – Anna BondarBondar (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Daria SnigurSnigur – Yulia StarodubtsewaStarodubtsewa (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Yulia PutintsevaPutintseva – Ludmilla SamsonovaSamsonova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Shuai ZhangZhang – Kayla DayDay (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Elisabetta CocciarettoCocciaretto – Lucrezia StefaniniStefanini (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Sofia KeninKenin – Eva LysLys (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Sloane StephensStephens – Sinja KrausKraus (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Alycia ParksParks – Viktorija GolubicGolubic (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Elvina KalievaKalieva – Oleksandra OliynykovaOliynykova (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Peyton StearnsStearns – Harriet DartDart (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Emiliana ArangoArango – Venus WilliamsWilliams (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Zeynep SonmezSonmez – Amanda AnisimovaAnisimova (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Caty McNallyMcNally – Anna KalinskayaKalinskaya (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Emma NavarroNavarro – Anhelina KalininaKalinina (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Simona WaltertWaltert – Jessica PegulaPegula (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Kamilla RakhimovaRakhimova – Maria SakkariSakkari (0-3) – H2H – Prediction
- Elise MertensMertens – Diane ParryParry (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Cristina BucsaBucsa – Maja ChwalinskaChwalinska (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Magdalena FrechFrech (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Taylor TownsendTownsend – Elena RybakinaRybakina (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
