Internazionali BNL d’Italia—Rome, Italy
In a late night finish due to rain throughout the day, No. 7 seed Elena Rybakina won the BNL d’Italia title in Rome, Italy after No. 30 seed Anhelina Kalinina was forced to retire down 6-4, 1-0.
Rybakina, who is the reigning Wimbledon champion, has proved that she can be a force on any surface.
Kalinina, who was playing in her biggest career final, defeated Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin and Veronika Kudermetova earlier in the event.
On the men’s side, No. 3 seed Daniil Medvedev continued his stellar streak on the ATP Tour on Saturday, defeating No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 7-5 to reach his sixth final of the season.
The GOD of the dancefloor ?? @DaniilMedwed is through to his first clay-court final in four years, defeating Tsitsipas 7-5, 7-5!
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— ATP Tour (@atptour) May 20, 2023
Enduring multiple rain delays and one hour and 47 minutes to advance, Medvedev will next face No. 7 seed Holger Rune in Sunday’s final.
Rune ousted No. 4 seed Casper Ruud 6-7(2), 6-4, 6-2 earlier in the day.
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Medvedev and Rune have played once on Tour, with the 20-year-old winning earlier this year at the Rolex Monte Carlos Masters event in Monaco.
Final Result:
(7) Elena Rybakina Defeats (30) Anhelina Kalinina 64 10 ret.
Semifinal Results:
(3) Daniil Medvedev Defeatsn (5) Stefanos Tsitsipas 75 75
(7) Holger Rune Defeats (4) Casper Ruud 67(2) 64 62
