Overview
- Jessica Pegula defeated Iga Swiatek 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final of the Cincinnati Masters.
- The semifinal lasted two hours and 47 minutes and featured 13 service breaks as Pegula rallied from a break down in the deciding set.
- Pegula secured the decisive break when Swiatek double-faulted on a fourth break-point opportunity and closed out the match on a service winner.
- Pegula will face the winner of Coco Gauff and unseeded Sara Bejlek in Sunday’s final after Bejlek upset world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka earlier in the week.
- The Cincinnati results will affect WTA seedings ahead of the US Open and the tournament produced parallel storylines on the men’s side with Arthur Fils reaching the ATP final.