Aryna Sabalenka Battles Back From One Set Down To Enter Italian Open Last 16

Aryna Sabalenka reached the last 16 of the Italian Open Sunday after fighting a set to beat Sofia Kenin 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. The world number one Sabalenka has gone through a difficult match with the former winner of Australian Kenin to set up a confrontation with Marta Kostyuk, who beat Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-2. The Belarusian has a great opportunity to win his first title in Rome, and the third 1000 series of the season of the season, after the triple winner Iga SwiTek was abandoned by Danielle Collins on Saturday.

Sabalenka has reached the final of its last four tournaments, winning in Miami and Madrid, and is now a favorite for the Foro Italico even after Sunday’s display.

The finalist losing last year was not in the races in the first set, which constantly lost his setbacks before complaining of the surface on the central field.

And she continued to deplore her game even though she turned the match slowly, breaking Kenin at the seventh moment of demand in the second match of the third set before being immediately fell to love.

But in the end, Sabalenka had too much for Kenin, showing his fighting spirit even by fighting against his own performance.

Carlos Alcaraz will continue his candidacy for a first title of Rome when he showed up at Center Court to face Laslo Djere in the last match of the day.

The third head of male Alcaraz could face Jannik Sinner in the final with the Italian side of Mariano Navone on Saturday in his first match since the end of his three -month doping ban.

Arthur son returned from a set down to beat the former finalist of Rome Stefanos Tsisipas 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 in an exciting match in the Grand Stand Arena.

The Frenchman son set up potential with a confrontation with the defending champion Alexander Zverev, who faces the Lithuanian qualifier Vilius Gaubas.

Daniil Medvedev swept Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 6-1 and can face the house Hope Lorenzo Musetti who follows Sabalenka on the central field against Brandon Nakashima.

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