Madeira’s Caty McNally falls in 2nd round of Cincinnati Open

MASON − Madeira native Caty McNally’s Cincinnati Open singles run is over.

McNally, the World No. 70, lost in the second round (Round of 64) to No. 18 seed Anna Kalinskaya in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, on Tony Trabert Stadium 3 on Saturday, Aug. 15.

In a break-heavy first set, Kalinskaya won 50% of second serve points and continued that trend in the second set, where she won 69% of points on the second serve. The match was competitive throughout with Kalinskaya holding a 60-53 advantage overall in total points won, but the difference was in break opportunities.

Kalinskaya converted 5 of 10 break points, including in the pivotal ninth game of the second set to break a 4-4 tie. Kalinskaya, the World No. 21, then held serve to book her spot in the Round of 32.

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Kalinskaya has been a local killer in recent years. In 2025, she defeated Peyton Stearns in three sets in the same round of the Cincinnati Open on her way to a quarterfinals appearance, where she lost to eventual champion Iga Swiatek.

Though a disappointing result in her hometown tournament, McNally added onto a bounce-back year that included a career-high singles ranking (No. 50) earlier this summer. McNally has won at least one main draw match over the last five WTA1000 tournaments and is 16-10 overall in her last 10 events.

Her Cincinnati Open is not over, though. McNally will team up with Iva Jovic in doubles. That tandem will face China’s Xu Yifan-Tang Qianhui in the first round of the doubles draw later in the tournament.

Fellow Cincinnati native Peyton Stearns will play in the Round of 64 to begin the Aug. 15 night session against No. 27 seed Clara Tauson.

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