Cincinnati, Aug. 18 -- Jasmine Paolini made it to her first Cincinnati Open finals, defeating Veronika Kudermetova in a well-fought semifinal clash.

Paolini downed Veronika by 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3. This is Paolini's second WTA 1000-level final and overall third. She won the previous two finals, the Italian Open in May this year and the Dubai Championships last year.

The victory came when Paolini looked in full control, leading by 6-3, 5-4 in the second set. She had not faced much pressure, but then things started to change as Veronika made a comeback in the second set, taking things to a tie-break, which Jasmine won, keeping her calm.

From then on, Jasmine did not look back and won the third set rather easily.

Speaking about the win as p...