Casper Ruud, Iga Świątek and US Open
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Follow live as the new-look mixed doubles tournament at the U.S. Open concludes today
Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani beat Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud to win the new US Open mixed doubles final on Wednesday night.
Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani won the U.S. Open's Mixed Doubles Championship Wednesday and earned a $1 million prize.
Świątek, one tournament removed from her stunning Wimbledon title, won the most important U.S. Open tuneup by beating Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the Cincinnati Open. She is back to No. 2 in the rankings. She is within shouting distance of world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka.
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.
After a rough start to the year, Świątek (+310) is now basically neck and neck odds-wise with Sabalenka (+290), who is, again, the defending US Open champion. If anyone can unseat Sabalenka, it sure feels like Świątek is the most likely to do it.
She defeated Italian and WTA world No. 9 Jasmine Paolini in straight sets (7-5, 6-4) to emerge with her first title at Cincinnati. Świątek made it to the semifinals in the WTA 1000 tournament in each of the past two years, and was now able to get the job done just ahead of the U.S. Open.
Iga Świątek entered the Cincinnati tournament with a determined mindset, as it was her first time reaching the finals at this event. Achieving victory without dropping a single set throughout the tournament speaks volumes about her skill and preparation.
World number three Iga Świątek reached her first WTA 1000 final on hard courts in Cincinnati on Sunday, defeating Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-3 in the semi-finals.