Swiatek dominates Rybakina for the fourth time this year and reaches the final in Cincinnati
Coming out victorious in her first three encounters against Elena Rybakina this year, Iga Swiatek once again dominated the Kazakh (7-5, 6-3), this time in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 in Cincinnati.
The Polish player, ranked No. 3 in the world, initially succumbed to her opponent's game in the first set, finding herself trailing 5-3 with Rybakina serving for the set. But the world No. 10, as in her semifinals in Washington and Montreal, lost her serve when it came time to claim the set.
Swiatek, with her back against the wall, capitalized on this to win four consecutive games and narrowly secure the first set 7-5.
The second set was not as closely contested as the first, and it was a break in the fourth game that allowed her to cruise to victory.
In her first career final in Cincinnati, Swiatek will be the favorite to win her eleventh WTA 1000 title against either Jasmine Paolini or Veronika Kudermetova.
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