Coco Gauff was content with her performance in Rome except for the time when she faced Iga Swiatek in the semifinals. The scoreline of 6-4, 6-3 suggests Swiatek secured an easy win, but she took an hour and 47 minutes to beat the third seed.
Iga Swiatek survived her closest battle this week at the 2024 Italian Open and confirmed that she doesn't feel unbeatable. Swiatek certainly didn't look unbeatable in her most recent match against Coco Gauff because the American put her under a lot of pressure at certain times.
Coco Gauff played Iga Swiatek in their 11th career meeting in Rome, and she did not come remotely close to solving the puzzle. For the 10th time, the outcome was the same, as Swiatek blitzed past the 20-year-old US Open champion to reach the Italian Open final in probably one of the fewest competitive matches in their series.
Aryna Sabalenka is set to face Iga Swiatek once more in a final, and she will change her approach ahead of this meeting. The Belarusian put together an impressive week of tennis to reach yet another final, her second in as many events.
World #1 versus world #2; French Open champion versus Australian Open champion; a rematch of the Madrid final. The most fitting conclusion to what has been an exciting WTA 1000 in Rome.
Iga Swiatek bested Coco Gauff in two sets at the 2024 Italian Open, but the American is adamant that the scoreline doesn't paint the right picture. The final score in that match was 6-4, 6-3 for Swiatek, so it certainly wasn't a thrashing that Gauff got a few times from the Polish player.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka won their respective semifinal matches at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Thursday in Rome, setting the stage for a rematch in the final on Saturday.
Coco Gauff's very inspired effort at the 2024 Italian Open proved not enough once more against Iga Swiatek, who beat her for the 10th time in her career.
Iga Swiatek is a huge fan of Rafael Nadal, and she spoke about that after her most recent win at the Italian Open. If you don't know that Iga Swiatek is a huge fan of Rafael Nadal, then you must have been living under a rock.
Iga Swiatek recently entertained the idea of a battle of surfaces match against Aryna Sabalenka. Inspired by the iconic Rafael Nadal–Roger Federer match
Paula Badosa‘s campaign without a trophy this season continued when she lost to World No.3 Coco Gauff in the fourth round of the Italian Open with a scoreline of 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.
Protesters invaded tennis courts at the 2024 Italian Open in Rome and Iga Swiatek would like to see more security. Protesting is a fundamental right, but many people will argue that there is a proper way to do it.
The first WTA semifinal is set in Rome and it is a massive matchup between the #1 and #3 ranked players in the world. It is a rematch of the 2022 French Open final won by Swiatek.
Coco Gauff turned a marathon first set into a 7-6 (4), 6-1 victory over China's Zheng Qinwen and a spot in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Tuesday at Rome.
Iga Swiatek looks to be in scintillating form at the moment. The Polish has suffered only one loss since the clay season began in April. Now, she beat American Madison Keys to reach the semifinals of the Rome Masters just days after winning the Madrid Open.
No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek moved to the fourth round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome on Saturday, but she also took a step toward a rare milestone.
WTA Rome Day 3 brings the seeds into play. Here, we will look at four matches on the card, including Iga Swiatek vs Bernarda Pera, and give our predictions on who will progress.
It is a repeat of last year’s WTA Madrid final, with world No. 1 taking Iga Swiatek taking on Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka. The Belarusian got the better of the French Open champion in 2023, but the Pole will be hoping the strong form she has shown so far in the Spanish capital leads to a different result this time.
Both No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland and No. 18 seed Madison Keys had to dig out of early holes to win their quarterfinal matches at the Mutua Madrid Open on Tuesday in Spain.
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