World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka lavished praise on her rival, World No.1 Iga Swiatek, following the Italian Open final. Despite losing consecutive finals to the Polish icon in Madrid and Rome, the Belarusian tennis player remains optimistic about the future.
Aryna Sabalenka failed to match Iga Swiatek in the 2024 Italian Open final, and she admitted her injury contributed to that. Sabalenka looked as good as ever in Rome, winning matches fairly comfortably.
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek won her third Internazionali BNL d'Italia in four years on Saturday, defeating No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-3 in Rome. It was the eighth win for Swiatek, from Poland, in 11 meetings against her rival from Belarus.
WTA players sponsored by Nike, including World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, know that they will be wearing at the 2024 Roland Garros event. As in every Grand Slam tournament, kit manufacturers work tirelessly to design the best look for their ambassadors.
Aryna Sabalenka reached the 2024 Italian Open final, but she considered never playing at the event because of an injury. Seeing a player make the final of an event, you are obviously impressed with their level of performance.
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.
Aryna Sabalenka is back in a WTA 1000 final, but she's quite surprised that she made it back there because she dealt with physical problems between Madrid and Rome.
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.
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.
American sensation Danielle Collins continues to shine through many tournaments. The 30-year-old got into some form as she announced her last season on Tour.
The second semifinal at the WTA Italian Open in Rome will be a rematch of a fourth-round match from Madrid. Second seed Aryna Sabalenka will look to secure her place in back-to-back WTA 1000 finals when she confronts the unstoppable Danielle Collins.
Any worries about Aryna Sabalenka's ailing lower back were put to rest Wednesday when the World No. 2 defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4 in an efficient 72 minutes to move into the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.
The quarterfinal matches at the WTA Italian Open in Rome will be played over two days. The first two matches, scheduled for Tuesday, will feature the top half as Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff remain on a collision course.
World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka saved three match points en route to defeating No. 16 seed Elina Svitolina 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7) in a late-night marathon in the Round of 16 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Monday in Rome.
There is another busy day of WTA Rome matches scheduled. This includes Aryna Sabalenka’s opening match of the tournament against the gritty American Katie Volynets.
Konstantin Koltsov, a former professional hockey player who had been dating tennis star Aryna Sabalenka, died earlier this week after officials say he committed suicide.
For the first time since 2012-13, the Australian Open has a repeat women's singles champion.
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