India, Sept. 21 -- Iga Swiatek defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-5 to win the 2025 Korea Open championship on Sunday, capping out her Asian hardcourt career in spectacular fashion.

Despite a difficult start to the season, the Pole has been in excellent shape since her Wimbledon victory, and this win strengthens her attempt to end the season well.

The world number two lost the first set following a clumsy effort that was significantly inconsistent with her dominant play this week in Seoul.

Alexandrova, ranked eleventh in the world, was two points from capturing the championship, but Swiatek rallied to square the match after a tiebreak, then settled into a groove in the third set.

With the victory, the six-time Grand Slam wi...