Defending champion Iga Swiatek is injury doubt for French Open
Iga Swiatek suffered an injury scare ahead of defending her French Open title when the World No 1 was forced to pull out of her Rome Masters quarter-final against Elena Rybakina.
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Iga Swiatek out of Italian Open as injury retirement hands victory to Elena Rybakina in Rome
Iga Swiatek is out of the Italian Open as an injury retirement in the third set handed a 2-6 7-6(3) 2-2 ret. victory to Elena Rybakina in Rome. The pair had traded sets to that point and were level in the decider after two hours and 19 minutes of play, before Swiatek decided she could carry on no longer.
Rybakina, Swiatek set to renew rivalry in Rome quarter-final
ROME : Elena Rybakina has comfortably won both her matches against Iga Swiatek this year but expects a tougher test against the world number one when the pair face off on clay at the Italian Open later on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic reaches 17th straight Italian Open quarterfinals - ESPN
ROME — Novak Djokovic's glare made it clear how furious the 22-time Grand Slam champion was with his opponent.
'Not fair play'': Djokovic takes issue with Norrie's behaviour at Italian Open
Novak Djokovic's angry glare made it clear how furious the 22-time Grand Slam champion was with his opponent.
Iga Swiatek breezes past Donna Vekic into Italian Open quarter-finals, will play Elena Rybakina next
Iga Swiatek has set up a quarter-final clash with Elena Rybakina after a comfortable 6-3 6-4 win over Donna Vekic. Swiatek was hardly troubled by her Croatian opponent and extended her head-to-head record to 4-0 in a straightforward win for the Pole. Ad The two-time French Open champion will face a tough test in the quarter-finals.
Italian Open: Elena Rybakina into quarter-finals for the first time, Jelena Ostapenko knocks out Daria Kasatkina
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.
Italian Open: Shocks continue in Rome as Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari suffer early exits, Victoria Azarenka withdraws
Coco Gauff and Maria Sakkari were the latest big names to fall in the early rounds of the Italian Open, while Victoria Azarenka was forced to withdraw with injury. Only three of the top 10 seeds are left standing after the first three rounds of action in Rome: defending champion Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina and Daria Kasatkina. Ad Sixth seed Gauff was upset by No.27-ranked Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, who earned a 4-6 6-2 6-2 comeback win in a rain-delayed match to reach the last 16.