This article was originally published on www.si.com as Iga Świątek Was So Fired Up to Capture First Cincinnati Open Title. After a win at Wimbledon, Iga Świątek continued her impressive summer by claiming the Cincinnati Open title Monday.

The 2025 Cincinnati Open was defined by both brilliance and misfortune, with Carlos Alcaraz emerging as the men’s champion under unusual circumstances.

The Road to Victory Świątek's journey to the final was marked by impressive performances against formidable opponents. She began the tournament with two victories in tie-breaks against Maria Sakkari,

Iga Swiatek secured her spot in the Cincinnati Open final against Jasmine Paolini by defeating Elena Rybakina in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3. During the semi-final match on August 18, 2025, Świątek politely requested a camera operator to step back while she changed her top,

Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in anticlimactic circumstances as rival Jannik Sinner retired due to illness just 23 minutes into the match.

World number three Iga Świątek reached her first WTA 1000 final on hard courts in Cincinnati on Sunday, defeating Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 in the semi-finals.

Sinner had to forfeit his Cincinnati Open singles final against Carlos Alcaraz after five games due to illness.

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Iga Świątek and Jessica Pegula headline the Cincinnati Open semifinals on Sunday after they battled through their respective quarterfinals. Facing 17-year-old ...

Poland’s Iga Świątek has reached the semifinals of the Cincinnati Open hard-court tournament in the US state of Ohio with a straight-set win over Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya.

As the tennis world prepares for the U.S. Open, the races to be ATP and WTA world No. 1 are getting interesting in Cincinnati.