Iga Swiatek reached the final of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open for the first time on Sunday, surging past Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 in a match played in sweltering summer conditions.The six-time Grand Slam champion recovered from 3-5 down in the opening set,

Iga Swiatek has made it into her 13th WTA 1000-level final, equalling Aryna Sabalenka and Petra Kvitova for the fifth-most finals in the format since it was introduced in 2009

A ruthless Iga Swiatek won 10 of the last 13 games to beat Elena Rybakina 7-5 6-3 on Sunday and reach her first Cincinnati Open final after losing in the penultimate stage of the U.S. Open tune-up event in each of the last two years.