Jasmine Paolini sets up Iga Swiatek showdown in Cincinnati final
What's the story
Jasmine Paolini has set up a showdown versus Iga Swiatek in the final of 2025 Cincinnati Open. The Italian 7th seed beat Veronika Kudermetova in three sets. Paolini won the contest 6-3, 6-7, 6-3 to reach the final where Swiatek will await her. Earlier, Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina in straight sets to reach her maiden final in Cincinnati. Here's more.
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Jasmine Paolini vs Veronika Kudermetova: Here are the match stats
Kudermetova doled out 10 aces compared to Paolini's two. However, she committed more double faults (4-2). Paolini had a 74% win on the 1st serve and 68% win on the 2nd. She converted 3/3 break points.
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Unique records for Paolini
As per Opta, Paolini has become the oldest woman to reach WTA 1000 finals on multiple surfaces in a single season since Serena Williams nine years ago in 2016. Since the Tier1/WTA-1000 format was introduced in 1990, Paolini (20 in 2025) is the Italian with the most wins in such events during a single season, eclipsing Sara Errani who managed 19 in 2023.
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Paolini vs Swiatek: H2H record
Swiatek owns a 100% win record against Paolini on the WTA Tour. Before this, Swiatek beat the Italian in straight sets at Bad Homburg in 2025. It was a semi-final clash.
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Battle!
An epic battle for the Rookwood Cup 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9Xuun89xyX
— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 17, 2025