The Victors

Four women are left in Cincinnati, and the bracket tells four completely different stories about how careers actually work.

Start with the one nobody predicted. Sara Bejlek, 20 years old, Czech, five foot three, ranked 111 in the world at this time last year. She had never been past the fourth round of a WTA 1000 or a major in her life. Her record against top-10 opponents entering this week was zero wins and three losses.