The Pole lifted the trophy in Rome for the third time in four years, having beaten Sabalenka last week in Madrid
Swiatek beats Belarusian 6-2, 6-3 in RomePole is third woman to win in Madrid and Italy in same yearWorld No 1 Iga Swiatek brushed aside the No 2 Aryna Sabalenka to win the Italian Open in Rome.The 22-year-old Pole needed just one hour and 29 minutes to ease to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over her Belarusian opponent on the clay to claim the crown for the third time in four years. Continue reading
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World number two Aryna Sabalenka cruises through to semi-finals of Italian
Coco Gauff is searching for the right combinations while Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka slug it out at the top.
ROME (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka showed no ill-effects from her previous marathon match as she eased past Jelena Ostapenko to reach the semifinals of the Italian Open on Wednesday. The second-seeded Sabalenka needed just 73 minutes to win, 6-2, 6-4, setting up match point with an ace and then sealing the result when Ostapenko returned into the net. Sabalenka, who didn’t allow the ninth-seeded Ostapenko a break opportunity, showed no sign of the back problem which required treatment during Monday’s...
World No2 Aryna Sabalenka is on the other side of the draw
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Running with the ball, and stopping their opponents from running
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