Third-ranked Iga Swiatek on Monday night captured the Cincinnati Open title for the first time by defeating No. 7 Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4, while Carlos Alcaraz won the men’s final earlier in the day when Jannik Sinner retired due to illness during the first set.

Świątek, one tournament removed from her stunning Wimbledon title, won the most important U.S. Open tuneup by beating Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the Cincinnati Open. She is back to No. 2 in the rankings. She is within shouting distance of world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.

Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek's post match interview took an awkward turn when the interviewer mentioned possibly spitting on her after beating Elena Rybakina in straight sets to reach the Cincinnati Open final on Monday night.