OHIO, U.S.A.: Iga Swiatek reached her very first Cincinnati Open final after defeating Elena Rybakina in a match that lasted 98 minutes, and with a final scoreline of 7-5, 6-3. Third seed Swiatek will now battle against Italian and seventh seed Jasmine Paolini, who defeated Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova with 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3.