Iga Swiatek filled in a piece of her career tennis puzzle on Monday as she won the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open for the first time with a 7-5, 6-4 defeat of Jasmine Paolini.Paolini dropped serve for 5-6, giving her opponent the chance to produce a love game and claim the opener 7-5 after just under an hour on court.

Just two months ago, Iga Swiatek had slipped to No. 8 in the PIF WTA Rankings. She hadn’t won a title or reached a final in more than a year. Her once-iron grip on the No. 1 ranking had passed to Aryna Sabalenka,

Iga Swiatek won her second tournament of the summer after overcoming Jasmine Paolini 7-5 6-3 in the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Cincinnati. The Polish tennis star got off to a slow start but recovered from a 0-3 deficit to go 5-3 up.

The forehand that grazed the sideline, the temple tap to her team, the sprint around the court. All of it pointed to a player in Iga Swiatek who is as composed as she is ruthless.

Swiatek captured her first Cincinnati Open title without losing a set after beating Jasmine Paolini in the final

Aryna Sabalenka commands the WTA rankings for yet another week heading into the US Open. The World No. 1 is the defending champion in New York.

With her win over Jasmine Paolini, Iga Swiatek has now racked up 11 WTA 1000 titles putting her second on the list since 2009, with only Serena Williams ahead of her. Serena Williams has racked up 13 titles at this level since 2009, the year the WTA first introduced the Premier Mandatory tier that later became known as WTA 1000 events.

Iga Swiatek recovered from an early deficit to beat Elena Rybakina 7-5 6-3, while Jasmine Paolini overcame Veronika Kudermetova 6-3 6-7 (2) 6-3 to reach the Cincinnati final.