Poland’s Iga Swiatek ousted fifth seed Elina Svitolina to advance to the Italian Open semi-finals on Saturday.
The reigning French Open champion received 6-2, 7-5 in 1hr 36min towards the Ukrainian within the match which had been pushed again from Friday due to rain in Rome.
Swiatek, the fifteenth seed, will play American teenager Coco Gauff later for a spot in Sunday’s closing.
Gauff, 17, superior on Friday to her first clay-court semi-final after world primary Ashleigh Barty retired injured whereas main their final eight conflict 6-4, 2-1.
The Australian suffered from a recurring proper arm problem and selected towards taking any dangers earlier than the French Open, which she received in 2019, beginning on May 30.
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