Rybakina to clash with Ukraine’s Kalinina in Rome final
ROME: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina fought from 4-1 down in the second set to overhaul Jelena Ostapenko on Friday to reach the final of the Italian Open.
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'Threatening presence' Elena Rybakina wins again; super, spicy Saturday awaits in Rome at the Italian Open
Rybakina shrugs off rain and another former French Open champion Another day, another rain delay at the 2023 Rome Open – but there was no stopping Elena Rybakina as she swept into her fourth final of the year. Ad The Kazakhstan star isn’t a player that would immediately spring to mind when it comes to picking out the leading ladies likely to make waves on clay, but her form in Rome could well make her a dark horse at Roland-Garros.
Anhelina Kalinina overcomes Veronika Kudermetova, to face Elena Rybakina in Italian Open final
Anhelina Kalinina became the lowest-ranked player to reach the Italian Open final since 1986 with a 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Veronika Kudermetova in Rome. She will face Elena Rybakina in the final after the Wimbledon champion got the better of Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in the other semi-final. Ad The Ukrainian Kalinina powered past the 11th seed in two hours and 50 minutes in an intense battle to collect her second top-20 victory in a row (she beate Beatriz Haddad Maia in the previous round) — and only her fifth on clay.
Tennis: Rybakina defeats Ostapenko in rain-delayed Italian Open semi-final
ROME : Seventh seed Elena Rybakina beat Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in a rain-delayed semi-final at the Italian Open on Friday and will play Anhelina Kalinina in Saturday's final.
Determined Anhelina Kalinina overcomes tough battle against Veronika Kudermetova for Italian Open final spot
Anhelina Kalinina became the lowest-ranked player to reach the Italian Open final since 1986 with a 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Veronika Kudermetova in Rome. The Ukrainian powered past the 11th seed in two hours and 50 minutes in an intense battle to collect her second top-20 victory in a row (she beate Beatriz Haddad Maia in the previous round) — and only her fifth on clay. Ad Both players needed a 12th game to secure their sets, Kalinina — seeded No.
Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina beats Russian to reach Rome final - ESPN
ROME — Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina beat Russia's Veronika Kudermetova 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 at the Italian Open on Friday to reach the biggest final of her career and dedicated the victory to her war-torn country.
Iga Swiatek ‘positive’ she will be fit to defend French Open title at Roland-Garros despite nursing thigh injury
Iga Swiatek is set to begin her French Open defence next week despite retiring from her Italian Open quarter-final on Wednesday with a thigh injury. She became a doubt for the second Grand Slam of the year when she pulled out midway through the third set of her last-eight match against Elena Rybakina on Wednesday. Ad But despite fears, the world No.
Swiatek 'plays it safe' with Rome retirement ahead of French Open defence
Iga Swiatek said she was taking no chances with her fitness ahead of her French Open title defence later this month after the world number one retired from her Italian Open quarter-final due to a thigh issue.