Before 2025, Iga Swiatek was not really charming with Cincinnati Open. The Wimbledon champion could not pass the semi -finals in 6 tournaments. In particular, she had to stop at the fourth round of the strongest tennis player for two consecutive years when they lost to Coco Gauff (Champion 2023) and Aryna Sabalenka (Champion 2024). However, the Polish star 'broke the success' when he defeated Jasmine Paolini in this year's final.
This match, Paolini started strongly and quickly took 3-0 leading in the first set. However, Swiatek has quickly returned, winning 5 consecutive games to overtake 5-3 lead. Paolini promptly broke the gaming game to equalize 5-5, but Swiatek still closed the set after 56 minutes with a 7-5 victory.
Sang Set Hai, the 8th direct serve in the match helped Swiatek lead 5-3. Paolini rises, broke the serve twice and shortened the gap to 4-5. However, the Polish tennis player firmly decided to end the match.
In the end, Swiatek defeated Paolini with a score of 7-5, 6-4 for the first time he was crowned at Cincinnati Open. This is the 24th single title, also the 11th WTA 1000 championship in her career. This achievement helped Swiatek surpassing Victoria Azarenka (10), becoming a player who owned many 1000 -level titles since the system was born in 2009, only behind Serena Williams (13).
Cincinnati Open is considered an important momentum for US Open, starting Sunday in New York. Notably, in the last 2 years, the Cincinnati champions (both men and women) continue to be crowned at the last Grand Slam of the year. In the final of the men's content, Carlos Alcaraz was crowned after Jannik Sinner was forced to give up in the first set for health reasons.
