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Two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek swept aside Lesia Tsurenko 6-2, 6-0 to advance to the fourth round of the Italian Open on Sunday and extend her winning streak at the Foro Italico to 13 matches.
Another big name fell early at the Italian Open as Ons Jabeur's return from injury ended in a straight-sets defeat to Paula Badosa, but Maria Sakkari safely progressed. The Tunisian’s exit means that three of the top four seeds have failed to make it to the last 32, after Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula also suffered shock exits. Ad Badosa applied pressure on Jabeur’s serve throughout, taking five of nine break points to clinch a 6-1 6-4 victory in 70 minutes.
ROME : Sofia Kenin was made to work hard by Cristina Bucsa at the Italian Open on Tuesday, before the former Australian Open champion prevailed 6-3 6-7(8) 7-5 to set up a second round meeting with world number two Aryna Sabalenka.
It’s not often that players will ‘pick’ out the opponent they want to face next after winning a match. But Aryna Sabalenka did just that after securing her place in the Madrid Open final. Ad «I want to play Swiatek,» said Sabalenka after her win over Maria Sakkari.
Top seed Iga Swiatek could face Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters after the women’s singles draw was made on Sunday. The event in the Italian capital is the last WTA 1000 tournament before the climax of the clay-court season at the French Open, and 18 of the world’s top 20 will compete. Ad World No.
MADRID : Aryna Sabalenka said she was relishing the challenge of playing Iga Swiatek in Saturday's Madrid Open final, with revenge on her mind having lost to the world number one in the Stuttgart title clash last month.
Aryna Sabalenka gave herself an early birthday gift by easing into the Madrid Open final for the second time in three years on Thursday and then plotted revenge on world number one Iga Swiatek. The world number two turns 25 on Friday and the Belarusian celebrated in style by breezing past Greek world number nine Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-1. Sabalenka, the 2021 champion in Madrid, will face Swiatek in Saturday's championship match after the French and US Open winner swept aside 13th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 6-1.
MADRID: World number two Aryna Sabalenka brushed past Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open on Thursday to set up a potential second straight final showdown with top ranked Iga Swiatek.