Iga Swiatek and Jasmine Paolini will face each other in the Cincinnati Open final
Tennis player Iga Swiatek will face Jasmine Paolini in the Cincinnati Open final on Monday. The Wimbledon champion continued her solid summer by defeating Elena Rybakina with a score of 7-5, 6-3, securing her place in the final of the WTA 1000 event for the first time. Rybakina, who previously defeated Aryna Sabalenka, led 5-3 in the first set. However, Swiatek reacted with a streak of four consecutive games, maintaining the advantage in the second set.Paolini, for her part, secured a rematch of last year’s French Open final by defeating Russian Veronika Kudermetova with a score of 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3. Paolini, who served to win the match in the second set, saw her advantage disappear. Finally, she managed to close out the match, with Kudermetova committing 75 unforced errors.“It was undoubtedly a great match,” commented Swiatek, who secured her qualification for the WTA Finals with this victory and will regain the number 2 ranking, surpassing Coco Gauff if she wins the final. “We played with very high intensity from the start. I went for everything. I knew I couldn’t ease up, I had to be proactive.
Iga Swiatek
