Tennis star Iga Swiatek won the WTA tournament in Cincinnati for the first time. The Wimbledon winner from Poland prevailed 7: 5, 6: 4 against the Italian Jasmine Paolini in the final on Monday evening and thus secured her eleventh title in a WTA 1000 event in the dress rehearsal for the US Open.
In an intensive finale, the four-time French Open winner used six out of ten break chances and remained without loss of sets throughout the tournament. “It is always difficult in Cincy”said Swiadek after the tennis channel. “That gives me confidence”added to the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, which will start in New York next Sunday.
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With the success, the 24-year-old continues a successful year. In the world rankings, she shortened the deficit to leader Ayna Sabalenka, who failed in Cincinnati in the quarter -finals. “Not everything was perfect, but I was mentally there to play my best tennis”said Swiatek. “We worked a lot mentally. I was very caught and constant in my thinking.”
Paolini was able to offer the favorite only in phases. After a false start, Swiatek was initially 0: 3 behind, but turned the first set into a row through five game winnings. The US Open winner decided the second set of 2022 after a competitive course with the third match ball and made her 24th career title perfect.