Olena Rybakina is the new WTA Rome champion, the 7th favorite, who proved herself after her opponent Angelina Kalinina folded early in the second set.
Angelina Kalinina finished the WTA Rome final in tears due to a leg injury
Rybakina won the first set 6-4 and led 1-0 in the second when Kalinina was forced to retire due to medical problems. Angelina (47 WTA) announced her defeat with tears in her eyes.
Not the ending we wanted to see ❤️uD83EuDE79
Kalinin was forced to withdraw due to an injury. Rybakina won 6-4, ret 1-0.#IBI23 pic.twitter.com/qxxDk54Yfq
— wta (@WTA) May 20, 2023
5️⃣ Hologic WTA Tour title
Rybakina, your year is 2023 @InteBNLdItalia champion uD83CuDFC6#IBI23 pic.twitter.com/XWjXW0HNq5
— wta (@WTA) May 20, 2023
Continues his stellar season uD83CuDFC6
Olena Rybakina #IBI23 pic.twitter.com/VjNW5zwEGN
— wta (@WTA) May 20, 2023
Olena Rybakina, the dream of the 2023 season so far
At the age of 23, Olena is having the best season of her career, although she won the Wimbledon title last year.
She reached the final of the Australian Open (defeated by Aryna Sabalenko), the quarterfinals in Abu Dhabi, the champion in Indian Wells, the final in Miami (defeated by Petra Kvitova), and now she won the title in Rome.
He has 22 wins and 7 losses, and he earned $3,230,600 from tennis prizes alone.
Source: Hot News
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