No. 1 Iga Swiatek beats No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka for third title in Rome

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World No. 1 Iga Swiatek won her third Internazionali BNL d'Italia in four years on Saturday, defeating No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-3 in Rome.

It was the eighth win for Swiatek, from Poland, in 11 meetings against her rival from Belarus. It also was the ninth straight win in a singles final for Swiatek, who most recently lost in a final round to Sabalenka at Madrid in 2023.