Elena Rybakina is through to the quarter-finals of the Italian Open for the first time in her career after a 6-3 6-3 win over Marketa Vondrousova.
The world No. 7 brushed aside her opponent in one hour and 14 minutes at the Foro Italico to grab her 16th WTA 1000 win in 2023 and will play either world No.
1 Iga Swiatek or Donna Vekic in the next round. Ad The 2022 Wimbledon champion and 2023 Australian Open finalist was more clinical with her break points, converting five out of seven compared to Vondrousova's two out of eight.
WTA Miami'Bit disrespectful' — Ostapenko compares Haddad Maia clash to 'football match'26/03/2023 AT 09:26 After going a break down in the very first game of the match, Rybakina broke back instantly in the second game before doing so again in the fourth.