New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Elina Svitolina capped a remarkable fortnight for Ukrainian tennis by capturing the Italian Open title in Rome, completing a sweep of the 2026 clay-court WTA 1000 events for her country after Marta Kostyuk lifted the Madrid crown earlier this month.The 31-year-old Svitolina returned to the top tier of women’s tennis with her third career title in Rome, having previously won the tournament in 2017 and 2018. It marked her 20th singles trophy overall and her biggest achie…
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Rome, May 17 (IANS) Seventh seed Elina Svitolina battled past third seed Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-2 after two hours and 49 minutes in the women’s singles final, capturing her third Italian Open title on Saturday.Svitolina advanced to the final after defeating second seed Elena Rybakina and fourth seed Iga Swiatek in consecutive rounds. Facing last year’s runner-up Gauff, the Ukrainian found herself under pressure early and trailed 4-2 in the opening set.The turning point came in the eighth gam…
Rome, May 16 (IANS) Jannik Sinner moved within touching distance of another ATP Masters 1000 final before heavy rain forced the suspension of his dramatic semifinal clash against Daniil Medvedev at Italian Open on Friday night. The world No. 1 was leading 6-2, 5-7, 4-2 when play was halted at 9:45 p.m. local time due to persistent rain on Campo Centrale in Rome. Medvedev was serving at Ad/40 when officials called the players off court.The semifinal will resume on Saturday afternoon ahead of the …
Rome, May 15 (IANS) Two-time champion Elina Svitolina defeated three-time winner Iga Swiatek 6-2,4-6,6-2 in the thrilling Italian Open semifinals to advance to the final for the third time.Svitolina returned to the title match for the first time since winning her back-to-back trophies in 2017-18 and will will face Coco Gauff in the final — having beaten the American twice this year — as both women bid for their first WTA 1000 title of the season.Svitolina has now beaten Swiatek twice this year…
Rome, May 10 (IANS) Elina Svitolina continued her impressive run at the Italian Open 2026 with a commanding straight-sets victory over Hailey Baptiste to book her place in the fourth round in Rome on Sunday.The two-time Rome champion needed just one hour and seven minutes to secure a clinical win as she produced one of her sharpest displays of the tournament so far at the Foro Italico.Svitolina controlled the contest from the baseline and barely allowed Baptiste any rhythm throughout the match. …
Madrid, April 20 (IANS) The draw for the upcoming Madrid Open has set the stage for a high-voltage fortnight, with defending champion Aryna Sabalenka placed in a challenging top half alongside Iga Swiatek, Mirra Andreeva, and Elina Svitolina.The WTA 1000 clay-court event at Caja Magica begins on Tuesday, with the women’s final scheduled for May 2 at the Manolo Santana Stadium. As one of the top seeds, World No. 1 Sabalenka receives a first-round bye and will open her campaign against either Pe…
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The main-draw entry list for this year’s French Open has been unveiled, featuring an almost complete field of the world’s top-ranked players, with 100 of the top 101 in the WTA rankings confirming participation in the clay-court major.Defending champion Coco Gauff returns to Paris after securing her second Grand Slam title at the venue last year. She is joined by former champions Jelena Ostapenko, Iga Swiatek, and Barbora Krejcikova, making it a strong line-up of p…
Miami, March 24 (IANS) Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka continued her dominant run at the Miami Open, booking a place in the quarterfinals with a straight-sets win over Zheng Qinwen. Sabalenka took an hour and 25 minutes to seal a 6-3, 6-4 victory, maintaining her strong head-to-head record against Zheng. Although the Chinese star produced moments of brilliance, the Belarusian consistently absorbed the pressure and reasserted control at crucial junctures.With the result, Sabalenka reached her …
Indian Wells, March 14 (IANS) Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina added another milestone by reaching her second Indian Wells final with a 7-5, 6-4 win over World No. 9 Elina Svitolina in 1 hour and 46 minutes. The win marked her 12th straight victory over Top 10 opponents, a streak that began last October in Ningbo, where she also lifted the trophy.Contesting her seventh career meeting with Svitolina, the world No. 3 was broken in her opening service game but countered with a pair of breaks…
Indian Wells, March 13 (IANS) Elina Svitolina earned a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win in 2 hours and 9 minutes to send World No 2 Iga Swiatek packing and reach her second Indian Wells semifinal and first since 2019.After splitting sets with Swiatek, the third set was a tightly contested shootout that went with serve until the No. 9-seeded Ukrainian broke for 5-4. She swiftly served out the match to earn her second win against the Pole in six meetings.The victory was Svitolina’s 11th career win against play…