But Świątek has surged late in the 2025 season. And building off her recent win on the grass courts at Wimbledon, she took home the Cincinnati Open 's Rookwood Cup after she beat Italian, Jasmine Paolini, 7-5, 6-4, on Aug. 18.

The 2025 Cincinnati Open was defined by both brilliance and misfortune, with Carlos Alcaraz emerging as the men’s champion under unusual circumstances.

The semifinals are set at the Cincinnati Open. Here are the eight remaining players bidding for a title in Mason.

Carlos Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open title in anticlimactic circumstances as rival Jannik Sinner retired due to illness just 23 minutes into the match.

The 2025 Cincinnati Open has been expanded to include more players — and therefore last longer — this year. The tournament will now run for two weeks, beginning on August 7, with the finals landing on a Monday (August 18). The men's final on Aug. 18 begins at 3 p.m. ET and the women's final will take place after that, no earlier than 6 p.m. ET.

Aryna Sabalenka's Cincinnati Open title defense is over. The World No. 1 was eliminated by Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals Aug. 15.