Elena Rybakinia (6 WTA) managed to easily qualify for the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome after defeating Marketa Vondrousova (70 WTA) 6-3, 6-3 in the round of 16.
Marketa Vondrousova, defeat by Olena Rybakina at WTA Rome
The former Wimbledon champion needed just one hour and 14 minutes to reach the quarterfinals.
Despite the fact that she was leading 1:0 in the first set, she did not particularly trouble the player from the Czech Republic, despite winning six games.
Rybakina led 4-0 in the second set, and despite Marketa’s timid comeback attempt, the victory was easy.
In the quarterfinals, Olena Rybakina will meet the winner of Iga Svyatek (1 WTA) and Donna Vekic (24 WTA).
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. In Romania, the matches of the women’s table can be watched live on Digisport.
✅ First quarter-final of WTA 1000 on clay court
Olena Rybakina sees off Vondrousova 6-3 6-3 and expects the winner of the match Sviatek vs. Vekich#IBI23 pic.twitter.com/Zdl6Ra36cw
— wta (@WTA) May 15, 2023
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