Overview

• Iga Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 to reach her first Cincinnati final without dropping a set.
• Jasmine Paolini edged Veronika Kudermetova 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-3 to book the other spot after a physical, two‑plus‑hour semifinal.
• Swiatek leads Paolini 5-0 in their WTA head‑to‑head, having conceded only one set across those meetings.
• This is Paolini’s third WTA 1000 final after titles in Dubai 2024 and Rome 2025, while Swiatek returns to a WTA 1000 title match for the first time since Rome 2024.
• The final is scheduled for Monday in Cincinnati, with the runner‑up to receive 650 points and $391,600.