Elena Rybakina is the champion of the WTA 1000 Rome 2023 – Match Tennis

The Kazakh player benefited from the withdrawal of her opponent, the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina

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The WTA 1000 Rome 2023 has its champion, it is the Kazakh Elena Rybakinawho beat the Ukrainian in the grand final Anhelina KalininaUntil here, the big surprise, with partials of 6-4, 1-0 and retirement. This was the fifth title of her career and the second this season, remembering that she was the champion of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells last March.

The game started later than expected, as the rain appeared and forced its delay. Once on court, the Ukrainian was the one who started commanding, when she got the first break, Rybakina reacted and returned the favor; Just when Kalinina served to try to equalize the score at five, another break came with which the Kazakhstani took the lead on the scoreboard.

Of the second set, only one game was played, because once it was over, Kalinina announced her retirement, in tears, due to an injury to his left leg. In this way, the Kazakh will reach the fourth box of the WTA ranking next Monday, consolidating herself as one of the most outstanding players in the last year, since she has shown great performance on all three surfaces.

After winning Wimbledon 2022, Rybakina had a drop in performance, only the final of the WTA 250 Portoroz (Slovenia) stands out. However, this season she has been one of her most outstanding rackets, remembering that the finals of the Australian Open and the WTA 1000 Miami are added to her already referenced titles.

Shall we put her on the list of candidates for Roland Garros?

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Not the ending we wanted to see ❤️‍????

Kalinina has been forced to withdraw due to injury. Rybakina wins 6-4, 1-0 ret.#IBI23 pic.twitter.com/qxxDk54Yfq

— wta (@WTA) May 20, 2023

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Francisco Vargas: Twitter @VargasPacho. Journalist specialized in tennis with 8 years of experience in the different circuits of the ATP and WTA. Voice Over at international events.