Physical problems prevented him from Every Swiatek continue his journey on Italian soil and had to retire in the quarterfinal duel against Elena Rybakina. The match was set by side and 2-2, when the Pole said enough was enough and there her defense of her two-time championship at the WTA 1000 in Rome concluded, which included 14 straight matches without defeats.
The Pole had a luxurious start to the match, quickly turning the result in her favor, against a Kazakh who was not displaying all her tennis. After a trouble-free first set for the world No.1 and an encouraging start to the second set, appeared Rybakina.
The winner of the last Indian Wells, took advantage of a slump in her rival to even out the situation and slow down Swiatek. Everything went to the tiebreak and there began the debacle for the Polish, who felt discomfort in her right leg. The partial was closed in favor of the Kazakh and the one from Warsaw went to the locker room along with a doctor.
Despite the fact that she returned to the field with a bandage, she was somewhat uncomfortable at times and finally had to finish her match earlier than imagined, leaving the semifinal pass to Rybakina.
Obviously the alarm went off, knowing that Roland Garros will begin to be held at the end of May and after this situation, the presence of Swiatek is a mystery. Surely studies will be done in the next few hours to determine if there is an injury or not and see what are the steps to follow in advance of the big date of the brick dust tour.
On the other hand, with the idea of continuing to add good impressions, the No. 6 in the world will play the semifinals against a reborn Jelena Ostapenko. The Latvian, left Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals and has a favorable one-on-one against Rybakina, since she won two of the three games they played.
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2023-05-17 23:01:49
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