Svitolina won the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome
Kyiv • UNN
Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff in the WTA 1000 final in Rome with a score of 6:4, 6:7, 6:2. This is the 20th career title for the Ukrainian.
Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina secured a victory in the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome, defeating world number four Coco Gauff, UNN reports.
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The final proved to be quite intense. Svitolina secured the victory "with a fight" - 6:4, 6:7, 6:2.
For the Ukrainian, this is the 20th WTA title of her career.
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The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. The men's portion of the tournament has ATP Masters 1000 status, while the women's portion belongs to the Premier 5 category. The tournaments are held during separate weeks in May. Until 2002, the tournament was known as the Italian Open; currently, the name includes the championship's main sponsor — Internazionali BNL d'Italia.