Fresh Off Toronto Title, Iga Swiatek Wins First Match at Cincinnati Open
Swiatek extended her winning streak to seven and defended last year’s Cincinnati title after a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Emiliana Arango.
- On Sunday, Iga Swiatek defeated Colombian Emiliana Arango 6-3, 6-0 at the Cincinnati Open, extending her momentum after winning in Toronto on Thursday.
- The victory marks seven consecutive wins for Swiatek, who won the Cincinnati Open title last year and has built sustained dominance at this tournament.
- Arriving two days before the tournament, Swiatek said on Sunday, "It's not like I was super tired after Toronto," dismissing fatigue concerns from the short turnaround.
- In other tournament action, Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-5, while Elena Rybakina beat American Taylor Townsend 6-3, 6-4 in women's play.
- Aryna Sabalenka, who has spent 95 consecutive weeks at No. 1, improved her Cincinnati record to 15-3 since 2022, underscoring the field's competitive depth.
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Fresh off Toronto title, Iga Swiatek wins Cincinnati opener
MASON, Ohio — Iga Swiatek overcame a short turnaround after winning in Toronto on Thursday to beat Colombian Emiliana Arango, 6-3, 6-0, on center court at the Cincinnati Open on Sunday. It was the seventh consecutive win for Swiatek, who won the title in Cincinnati last year. “It’s not like I was super tired after Toronto,” Swiatek said on Sunday two days after arriving. “I knew I just needed a little bit of rest. Usually one day before a tourna…
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Fresh off Toronto title, Iga Swiatek wins first match at Cincinnati Open
Iga Swiatek overcame a short turnaround after winning the title in Toronto on Thursday to defeat Colombian Emiliana Arango, 6-3, 6-0, on center court at the Cincinnati Open on Sunday.
On Wednesday, Świątek won the title in Toronto, defeating Rybakina in the final, and just four days later, both players competed in Cincinnati. They received a bye in the first round. The Polish player faced 95th-ranked Arango in the second round, and only early on did she show signs of fatigue from her recent struggles in Canada. In the third game, the Colombian broke Świątek to take a 2-1 lead. From that point on, the six-time Grand Slam champ…
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