Tennis
Sventek withdrew from the match against Rybakina in the 1/4 final of the super tournament in Rome.
The world’s first racket Iga Sventek (Poland) failed to reach the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 clay tournament held in Rome (Italy).
He withdrew from the match played with polka in the quarter-finals of the competition. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, WTA 6) in the third set. The match lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes.
WTA 1000 Rome. Preparation 1/4 final
Iga Sventek (Poland) [1] – Elena Rybakina (Kazakhistan) [7] – 6:2, 6:7 (3:7), 2:2, RET., Sventek
After the second set, Iga, who took a doctor break, returned to the field with his right hip bandaged.
In the second game, Sventek confidently won 4:2 and got 5 hidden match points per set, but could not finish his opponent.
Iga gave only 1 field for the match.
It was the fourth meeting of tennis players. Polka lost the third match. In 2021 and 2022, the Iga received titles in the Roman courts.
In the thousandth semi-final in the Italian capital, Rybakina will face Alena Ostapenko, who on her way beat Paula Badosa. Angelina Kalinina and Veronika Kudermetova will play in the bottom half match 1/2 final.
Ladies final 4️⃣ takes place in Rome! 🏛️#IBI23 pic.twitter.com/xsFi7e5r4a
— The Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) 17 May 2023
Source: Sport UA
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