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Swiatek dominates to earn her 3rd Italian Open title and heads to French Open
Updated On: 19 May, 2024 09:27 PM IST | Rome | AP
"These are hard seven matches that you need to win, so I don`t take anything for granted. I`ll just work hard as I did in Madrid and Rome and we`ll see"
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Poland`s Iga Swiatek poses with her trophy after winning the Women`s final against Belarus` Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome. Pic/AFP
If Iga Swiatek can keep up her form, it`s hard to imagine anyone preventing her from winning a fourth French Open title. The top-ranked Swiatek dominated in her latest meeting with No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka, winning the Italian Open final 6-2, 6-3 on Saturday to earn her third trophy on Rome`s red clay. Swiatek didn`t drop a set at the Foro Italico and extended her tour winning streak to 12 matches. In the semifinals, she was almost as dominant in a 6-4, 6-3 win over No. 3 Coco Gauff. Roland Garros starts next weekend and Swiatek will be aiming for a third straight title in Paris and fourth overall. "Obviously I am confident. I feel like I`m playing great tennis," Swiatek said. "But it doesn`t change the fact that I really want to stay humble and really focused on getting everything step by step. Grand Slams are different. There is different pressure on the court and off the court. "These are hard seven matches that you need to win, so I don`t take anything for granted. I`ll just work hard as I did in Madrid and Rome and we`ll see."
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