Xinyu Wang vs Donna Vekic • Cincinnati 2026
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Xinyu Wang
Donna Vekic
25
Age
30
182cm
Height
179cm
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Weight
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38
Rank
40
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Past 6 months
+75
Ranking history
Wang Vekic
Strengths
Wang Vekic
Latest results
Key facts
- In three months, Donna Vekic went from 89th to 34th place, a particularly notable climb despite a record of 11 wins and 10 losses this season on the main tour.
- Xinyu Wang has already reached the second round at Cincinnati Open in 2025, but she had been beaten there by Coco Gauff in two sets; a win would therefore give her a new best result in this tournament.
- Donna Vekic has twelve appearances at Cincinnati Open without ever winning the title, and her best run ended in the third round.
- Donna Vekic's victory at The HSBC Championships in June came after she entered the draw as a 'lucky loser', a status explicitly highlighted in the tournament news headlines.
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Match preview
At the second round of Cincinnati Open, Xinyu Wang tries to go beyond her best result in the tournament, the second round, while 31st seed Donna Vekic aims for a return to the third round. Wang comes off a two-set win, while Vekic arrives after three consecutive losses.
The historical advantage is clearly Croatian: Vekic leads 2-0, with two wins on hard courts in two sets, in 2021 and 2024. Serving could matter: in her last match, Wang only made 48% of first serves, with seven double faults. Vekic, however, will have to keep an eye on her nine double faults from her last appearance.
The historical advantage is clearly Croatian: Vekic leads 2-0, with two wins on hard courts in two sets, in 2021 and 2024. Serving could matter: in her last match, Wang only made 48% of first serves, with seven double faults. Vekic, however, will have to keep an eye on her nine double faults from her last appearance.
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Last meeting
Their last confrontation dates back to February 18, 2024, at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, on hard courts. Donna Vekic had prevailed against Xinyu Wang 62 64 in 90 minutes. The Croatian thus concluded the match in two sets, in a duel contested on hard court, before their meeting in Cincinnati.
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