Women’s tennis · Oct 18, 2026
Bianca Andreescu beats Dominika Salkova after rallying from 5-2 down in Rovereto final
By Row Seventeen ·
Bianca Andreescu beat Dominika Salkova 2–0 in sets (women’s tennis) on October 18, 2026.
Bianca Andreescu defeated Dominika Salkova 7-6(2), 6-2 in the Rovereto WTA 125 final on October 18, 2026, recovering from 5-2 down in the opening set.
Key moments
Sources ↓- Opening
Early breaks went both ways before Salkova established a 3-1 lead. She extended that advantage to 4-1 and later had an opportunity to serve out the opening set against Andreescu.
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Andreescu brought the set level and forced a tiebreak. She then won the breaker 7-2, completing the comeback and taking a one-set lead in the Rovereto championship match.
Read in context ↘ - Closing stages
The finish came on Salkova's serve: Andreescu broke in the final game to take the set 6-2 and complete a straight-sets victory.
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Different semifinal paths to the final
Bianca Andreescu entered the final after a straight-sets semifinal victory over L. Havlickova, winning 6-3, 6-1. Dominika Salkova had taken a longer route through her semifinal: she lost the opening set to M. Kubka before recovering to win 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. Both advanced, but only Salkova had needed a deciding set in the previous round.
Salkova builds the opening advantage
The Canadian and her Czech opponent were meeting for the first time on the professional circuit. Early breaks went both ways before Salkova established a 3-1 lead. She extended that advantage to 4-1 and later had an opportunity to serve out the opening set against Andreescu.
Andreescu turns the set around
Andreescu faced a 5-2 deficit in the opening set, leaving Salkova one game from taking it. Andreescu brought the set level and forced a tiebreak. She then won the breaker 7-2, completing the comeback and taking a one-set lead in the Rovereto championship match.
A final break seals the title
The second set developed differently, with Andreescu moving ahead 4-1. She held serve to reach 5-2, leaving her one game from the championship. The finish came on Salkova's serve: Andreescu broke in the final game to take the set 6-2 and complete a straight-sets victory.
A third seeded opponent beaten
Salkova was the third seeded opponent Andreescu beat during the week, following top seed Antonia Ruzic and fifth seed Lucrezia Stefanini. The championship was Andreescu's biggest of the season and her most significant since the 2019 US Open. Having already won ITF W35 and W75 titles in the first two months of 2026, she now owned 12 professional singles titles.
Based on the match coverage and records linked below. Core match facts were checked against the linked source pages. This is an original, AI-assisted recap.
- Canal Tenis detailed final report
- WTA official title report
- Tennis.com October 18 completed results
- WTA official tournament draw and results
- Download the supporting facts and attribution
Published 2026-10-20. Game date shown above.
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