Iga Sviatek (1 WTA) managed to reach the quarterfinals of the “WTA 1000” tournament in Rome after a difficult match in the 1/8 finals against the Croatian Donna Vekic (24 WTA).

Donna Vekic, defeat by Iga Svyatek at the WTA in Rome

In a game postponed to Monday due to bad weather, the world number one won after two sets and one hour and 36 minutes of play, 6-3, 6-4.

If in the previous two games in Rome he lost only two games of four sets, this time Svyatek had to work harder.

The first set was controlled by the Pole, who led 4-1 and easily won, but in the second set Vekic led from the start and kept the pace until 4-4.

In the quarterfinals, Iga Svyatek will meet with Olena Rybakina (6 WTA), and they are the only favorites from the top ten of the competition.

Only two of the top ten favorites of the Foro Italico race remained in the competition: Iga Svyatek (1) and Olena Rybakina (7).

Eliminated: Aryna Sabalenka (2), Jessica Pegula (3), Ons Jabert (4), Caroline Garcia (5), Coco Gauf (6), Daria Kasatkina (8), Maria Sakkari (9) and Barbora Krejcikova (10) .

WTA Rome takes place from May 9 to 20 on the clay in the Foro Italico complex. His total prize money is $3,572,618 and is in the “WTA 1000” category. Iga Svyatek became the champion of the last two competitions.