Iga Swiatek defeated Jasmine Paolini in the final of the Cincinnati Open to claim her first title at the event and the No. 2 ranking in the world, and the two exchanged kind words

Third-ranked Iga Swiatek captured the Cincinnati Open title for the first time by defeating No. 7 Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4 on Monday night. Swiatek had failed to advance past the semifinals in her six previous appearances at the Cincinnati Open.

Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek’s post match interview took an awkward turn when the interviewer mentioned possibly spitting on her after beating Elena Rybakina in straight sets to reach