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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.

‘One match can change everything’ - Resurgent Casper Ruud eyes Roland-Garros redemption in Paris next week

Casper Ruud wants to go one step further at the French Open this year than he did last term, when he was beaten by his idol Rafael Nadal in the final. Preparation has been far from ideal for Ruud in the run-up to the second Grand Slam of the year, with the world No. 4 enduring a tricky start to the campaign.

'Another League': Rafael Nadal's First French Open Opponent Recalls 18 Years On

When Rafael Nadal announced on Thursday that injury would prevent him taking part in this year's French Open for the first time in 19 years, it triggered bitter sweet memories for Lars Burgsmuller, his first ever opponent at Roland Garros. Back in 2005, when Nadal's remarkable 14 titles on the Parisian clay were still in the future, the German faced the Mallorca native in the first round. Burgsmuller, then aged 29 and the world number 96, lost 6-1, 7-6, 6-1, but pushed 18-year-old Nadal to a tiebreak in the second set.

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.

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'Threatening presence' Elena Rybakina wins again; super, spicy Saturday awaits in Rome at the Italian Open

‘One match can change everything’ - Resurgent Casper Ruud eyes Roland-Garros redemption in Paris next week

'Another League': Rafael Nadal's First French Open Opponent Recalls 18 Years On

Determined Anhelina Kalinina overcomes tough battle against Veronika Kudermetova for Italian Open final spot

Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina beats Russian to reach Rome final - ESPN

Swiatek 'plays it safe' with Rome retirement ahead of French Open defence

Rafael Nadal out of French Open due to injury and expects 2024 to be last of tennis career

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