Cincinnati Predictions & Picks — August 13, 2026

A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Ashlyn Krueger goes up against Lois Boisson in the Cincinnati first round. Ashlyn Krueger is 8-2 across recent matches. Lois Boisson limps in on a 4-match losing skid, just 2 wins in 10.

Ashlyn Krueger simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. Krueger should have enough here, though Boisson has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.

Dayana Yastremska and Tatjana Maria meet in the first round at Cincinnati on Thursday. Dayana Yastremska comes in at 6 wins from the last ten. Tatjana Maria comes in at 7 wins from the last ten.

Dayana Yastremska is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Yastremska around 62%. Yastremska should have enough here, though Maria has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.

Thursday's Cincinnati first round pits Anhelina Kalinina against Darja Vidmanova on hard. Anhelina Kalinina limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10. Darja Vidmanova comes in at 4 wins from the last ten.

Anhelina Kalinina simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. Kalinina should have enough here, though Vidmanova has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.

Thursday's Cincinnati first round pits Camila Osorio against Taylor Townsend on hard. Taylor Townsend comes in at 5 wins from the last ten. Camila Osorio comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.

Taylor Townsend is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Townsend around 60%. Expect resistance, but the match-level math tilts clearly toward Townsend.

Caroline Dolehide and Diane Parry meet in the first round at Cincinnati on Thursday. Diane Parry has dropped 3 straight and sits at 5-5 over the last ten. Caroline Dolehide has dropped 3 straight and sits at 3-7 over the last ten.

The serve is where this match separates: Parry has been winning 65.6% of first-serve points to Dolehide's 61.8%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Parry is exactly that — a lean.

Thursday's Cincinnati first round pits Katie Boulter against Katie Volynets on hard. Katie Boulter limps in on a 5-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10. Katie Volynets comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.

The serve is where this match separates: Boulter has been winning 67.6% of first-serve points to Volynets's 56.9%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. Little separates them; Boulter gets the nod on the finest of margins.

Thursday's Cincinnati first round pits Elena Gabriela Ruse against Magda Linette on hard. Magda Linette has won 5 of the last 10. Elena Gabriela Ruse has won 5 of the last 10.

There's a wide gap in our ratings on hard, and our number follows from it. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Linette fractionally more likely to land the big points.

A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Cristina Bucsa goes up against Panna Udvardy in the Cincinnati first round. Cristina Bucsa limps in on a 7-match losing skid, just 2 wins in 10. Panna Udvardy limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10.

Cristina Bucsa simply rates much higher on hard, and our number follows from it. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Bucsa fractionally more likely to land the big points.

A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Kamilla Rakhimova goes up against Kimberly Birrell in the Cincinnati first round. Kimberly Birrell is searching for form, having lost 2 in a row (3 of the last 10). Kamilla Rakhimova comes in at 4 wins from the last ten.

The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. Little separates them; Birrell gets the nod on the finest of margins.

Daria Kasatkina and Zeynep Sonmez meet in the first round at Cincinnati on Thursday. Daria Kasatkina comes in at 4 wins from the last ten. Zeynep Sonmez comes in at 4 wins from the last ten.

Daria Kasatkina leads the head-to-head 1-0, and history has a way of mattering in matchups like this one.

On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Kasatkina fractionally more likely to land the big points.

Antonia Ruzic and Magdalena Frech meet in the first round at Cincinnati on Thursday. Magdalena Frech comes in at 4 wins from the last ten. Antonia Ruzic has won 3 of the last 10.

The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. Little separates them; Frech gets the nod on the finest of margins.

Thursday's Cincinnati first round pits Petra Marcinko against Simona Waltert on hard. Petra Marcinko has won 6 of the last 10. Simona Waltert limps in on a 3-match losing skid, just 5 wins in 10.

On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Marcinko is exactly that — a lean.