France, Aug. 19 -- Iga Swiatek and Carlos Alcaraz underlined their hard court credentials ahead of the US Open with victoriesover Jasmine Paolini and Jannik Sinner respectively in the women's and men's singles tournaments at the Cincinnati Open.

Swiatek beat Paolini for the sixth consecutive time on the WTA tour to win her second trophy of the season following her success at Wimbledonin July.

In a see-saw first set, Paolini raced into a 3-0 lead before Swiatek surged back to give herself the chance to serve for the set at 5-3.

But she fluffed her lines to claim the opener and Paolini eventually levelled at 5-5.

Swiatek pushed again to take the set 7-5 after 56 minutes. The 24-year-old Pole edged the second set 6-4 to brandishher 24th ...