WTA No.1 Iga Swiatek has been in the form of her life. After a successful hard court season, the Pole brought her A-game to the clay courts as well. She won the Madrid Open last fortnight by beating Aryna Sabalenka to the punch.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek won her third Internazionali BNL d'Italia in four years on Saturday, defeating No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-3 in Rome. It was the eighth win for Swiatek, from Poland, in 11 meetings against her rival from Belarus.
Iga Swiatek survived her closest battle this week at the 2024 Italian Open and confirmed that she doesn't feel unbeatable. Swiatek certainly didn't look unbeatable in her most recent match against Coco Gauff because the American put her under a lot of pressure at certain times.
Coco Gauff played Iga Swiatek in their 11th career meeting in Rome, and she did not come remotely close to solving the puzzle. For the 10th time, the outcome was the same, as Swiatek blitzed past the 20-year-old US Open champion to reach the Italian Open final in probably one of the fewest competitive matches in their series.
Aryna Sabalenka is set to face Iga Swiatek once more in a final, and she will change her approach ahead of this meeting. The Belarusian put together an impressive week of tennis to reach yet another final, her second in as many events.
Coco Gauff was content with her performance in Rome except for the time when she faced Iga Swiatek in the semifinals. The scoreline of 6-4, 6-3 suggests Swiatek secured an easy win, but she took an hour and 47 minutes to beat the third seed.
World #1 versus world #2; French Open champion versus Australian Open champion; a rematch of the Madrid final. The most fitting conclusion to what has been an exciting WTA 1000 in Rome.
Iga Swiatek bested Coco Gauff in two sets at the 2024 Italian Open, but the American is adamant that the scoreline doesn't paint the right picture. The final score in that match was 6-4, 6-3 for Swiatek, so it certainly wasn't a thrashing that Gauff got a few times from the Polish player.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka won their respective semifinal matches at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Thursday in Rome, setting the stage for a rematch in the final on Saturday.
The first WTA semifinal is set in Rome and it is a massive matchup between the #1 and #3 ranked players in the world. It is a rematch of the 2022 French Open final won by Swiatek.
Coco Gauff turned a marathon first set into a 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory over China's Zheng Qinwen and a spot in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Tuesday at Rome.
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek moved to the fourth round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome on Saturday, but she also took a step toward a rare milestone.
WTA Rome Day 3 brings the seeds into play. Here, we will look at four matches on the card, including Iga Swiatek vs Bernarda Pera, and give our predictions on who will progress.
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