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.

Iga Świątek's recent victory at the Cincinnati Open marks a significant milestone in her career and the world of tennis. Overcoming a challenging start and demonstrating remarkable resilience, Świątek has not only secured her first title on hard courts in Ohio but also reclaimed her position among the top players in the world.

After a rough start to the year, Świątek (+310) is now basically neck and neck odds-wise with Sabalenka (+290), who is, again, the defending US Open champion. If anyone can unseat Sabalenka, it sure feels like Świątek is the most likely to do it.

Iga Świątek secured her spot in the Cincinnati Open final against Jasmine Paolini by defeating Elena Rybakina in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3. During the s

Iga Świątek has been a formidable presence in women's tennis, having previously held the top spot in the WTA rankings. However, her reign was interrupted by Aryna Sabalenka, who currently retains the number one position.

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

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.

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