Italian Open: Swiatek advances to last 16

Iga Swiatek defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. She’ll play the winner of the match between German Angelique Kerber and Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the next round

Iga Swiatek in Rome (Inside/Panoramic)

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May 11, 2024

Internazionali BNL d'Italia •Third round • completed

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I. SwiatekvsY. Putintseva

Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, reached the last 16 of the Italian Open by beating Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-4 at the Foro Italico in Roma on Saturday.

The world No 1 had to battle back from a hair’s breadth of going 5-1 down in the second set, though, winning five games in a row to ultimately seal the win in straights.

Swiatek, ranked No 1, will play the winner of the match between German Angelique Kerber and Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich next.

The 22-year-old Pole won against American qualifier Bernarda Pera (6-0, 6-2) in the previous round of the Rome tournament.

Earlier in the tournament, Putintseva, ranked No 41, won against Italian wildcard Martina Trevisan (6-3, 6-4) and American Sloane Stephens, the No 31 seed (6-3, 6-2).

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