Iga Svitek missed the finals of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Cincinnati, losing in three sets to American Coco Gauff (7 WTA), score 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4.

Iga Svyatek lost to Coco Gauff at the WTA in Cincinnati

The tournament favorite from Cincinnati failed to make it to his seventh final this year.

The Pole started the first set well, leading 4-2, but made as many errors as her opponent, which allowed Gauff to take the set to a tiebreak. There, the American paraded and won with a categorical score of 7-2.

Iga Svyatek recovered in the second set, which he controlled, and Koko Gauff’s two service breaks sent the match into a decider.

In the third set, the former Roland Garros 2022 finalist quickly broke away after three consecutive victories, kept the pace until the end and managed to pull off the surprise of the day, also missing three match points.

The game lasted two hours and 52 minutes.

In the final, Koko Gauf will meet the winner of the second semi-final, in which the Czech Karolina Mukhova (17 WTA) and the Belarusian Arina Sabalenka (2 WTA) will face each other.

The Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) is a WTA 1000 event. The tournament is played on hard from August 14 to August 20, 2023, has a total prize pool of $2,788,468, and has a starting main draw of 64 players. Titled champion – Caroline Garcia.