US EditionWTA No. 3 Iga Swiatek Will Face No. 7 Seed Jasmine Paolini in Cincinnati Open Final
Swiatek's victory over Rybakina in Cincinnati secured her spot at the 2025 WTA Finals and a chance to reclaim the No. 2 WTA ranking, with over 6,000 points earned this season.
- On Sunday, Iga Swiatek reached her first Cincinnati Open final by beating Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3.
- Having regained momentum, Swiatek booked her first Cincinnati final after ending a year-long Grand Slam drought and dropping out of the top five.
- Match statistics show Swiatek recovered an early break and won 78% of first-serve points and 67% on the second compared with Rybakina’s 48%.
- In the post-match interview, Swiatek laughed off the remark after the interviewer said, `No, it’s probably me spitting on you while I’m asking a question` and Swiatek said she must have imagined thunder.
- Looking ahead, Swiatek needs to win the Cincinnati title and collect maximum points to reclaim the No 2 spot and qualify for the WTA Finals, joining Aryna Sabalenka.
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Cincinnati. In her third attempt followed in semifinals, the Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek defeated Kazakh Elena Rybakina yesterday to advance to the first final of her career in the Cincinnati WTA 1000 tournament.
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Swiatek downs Rybakina, faces Paolini in Cincinnati Open final
A ruthless Iga Swiatek won 10 of the last 13 games to beat Elena Rybakina, 7-5, 6-3, on Sunday, August 17, and reach her first Cincinnati Open final after losing in the penultimate stage of the US Open tune-up event in each of the last two years. In the other semifinal, Italy’s Jasmine Paolini was a 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3 winner over unseeded Russian Veronika Kudermetova. Third seed Swiatek had her hands full in the early stages of the 98-minute matc…
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