By Richard Pagliaro | Sunday, August 17, 2025
Photo Credit: Cincinnati Open Facebook
No one plays transition tennis with the perseverance of IgA swiatek.
So when Elena Rybakina Served for the first set today, Swiatek turned the deficit into a devastating response.
Calling its drives, Swiattek grew up to 10 of the last 13 games by reaping Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 competing in her daughter Cincinnati Open Final and in the 13th WTA 1000 title career.
Final Swiatte’s third final in its last four tournaments after the powerful pole set up its 2025 record to 48-12.
“Surely it was a tough match,” swiatek Andrew Krasny then told. “At first it was pretty crazy, we played so fast. Sometimes we couldn’t even run on the second ball because it was so fast.
“It was a good quality and I’m very happy with performance. I served much better. Surely helped. I wouldn’t change anything.”
The Third Beat Turnover won 31 of the 38 points of the first service and rescued three of the four holiday points by beating Rybakina for the sixth time in 10 meetings, including its fourth victory over the world No. 10 this season.
Make it final 13 wta 1000@igga_swiate defeat Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 to reach #Cincytennis Final for the first time. Pic.twitter.com/ai9ypaw5p7
– wta (@wta) August 17, 2025
Continuing her hunt for an 11th WTA 1000 championship, Swiatik will be a great favorite in tomorrow’s night final against or Jasmine Paolini with seventh strictly or reigning the Wimbledon Doubles Veronika Kudermet champion. Swiatek is 5-0 Lifetime vs Paolini; She owns a 4-1 record against KudderMova.
The US Open i US 2022 Swiatik champion has a lot of riding the final – if it receives this title of cincinnati, it will exceed Coco Gauff for ranking no. 2 of the world and the second seed in the US Open, which begins next Sunday.
“Whoever is in the final will be super harsh,” Swiatek said. “Both of these opponents play different tennis in terms of rotation and space. I will simply focus on myself and try to continue the work I am doing. I will continue to focus on it.
“I feel love here, it’s a great place to be. Cincinnati people are so beautiful wherever we go, I think we can have peace and we can just rest from the court.”
The relaxation was not on the agenda in the early stages today as it runs Ricocheted throughout the Quick Court of Cincinnati.
In a collision of current and previous Wimbledon champions, both women dictated in service for most of the opening group. The trade trade love holds in the fourth and fifth games.
WTA’s ACE leader, Rybakina, who entered this semifinal with 44 axes in the tournament, did not lose a first service until the sixth game holding at level, 3.
In the seventh match, Rybakina removed a return immediately to Swiatek’s shoetops and used a double fault to win the triple resting point. Carving a premature winner with a short angle, Rybakina drew the first blood for 4-3.
By serving the set at 5-4, Rybakina was in the opposition of Swiatek.
Wimbledon winner took a few steps to her right to tap the angle at Rybakina’s slider served on the side of Deuce. This tactic – and the fact that Rybakina lost some strokes in the service in that 10th match – Helped Swiatek ceased using the first three mistakes from the ninth seed after 10 matches.
Swiatte included its fourth retention for 6-5. Serving to force a tiebreaker, Rybakina fell into a love hole-30. Swiatek rotated a Crosscourt Big Backhand by marking its second direct break to seal the 46-minute opening set in a four-match growth.
13-The Swiate (13) has equated Aryna Sabalenka and Petra Kvitova (13 each) for the latest fifth in WTA-1000 since the format presentation in 2009. Climbing. #Cincytennis | @Cincytennis @Wta @Wta_insider pic.twitter.com/wayeuofnmv
– Optaace (@optaace) August 17, 2025
Rybakina stopped a five-game slide with an ace and a volleyball point to level the second group, 1-all.
As the match was progressing, Swiatek was not only reading the widespread service, Rybakina’s first service speed plunged the pole to get involved in more rallies.
On this day, the swiatek was sharper moving straight to hit forward. When Rybakina lost her trademark, Swiatek won her third break in her last four service matches to go 3-1.
Swiatek ran for 10 points in a row, grabbing a 4-1 lead. Only when it seemed as if the group could be an explosion, Rybakina withdrew from the triple resting point and issued a seven-point hold with a high volleyball forward for 2-4.
Kazaku won two resting points in the seventh game, but Swiatek saved the two to extend its lead to 5-2.
However, Rybakina did not end. She fought the match points and hit her 10th acen below holding T for 3-5, then climbed to Love-30 in the following match.
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A strong turning down the line was the main shot for Swiatek, which flattened 30th, then attracted a final premature error by closing one of its best service shows in 98 minutes.
