Overview
- Playing in Rome on Saturday, Svitolina defeated the reigning French Open champion 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2 to win the WTA 1000 event.
- The final ran about two hours 49 minutes, and she sealed the title on her third match point with a winning volley at the net.
- The result moved Svitolina’s record against Gauff to 4-2 and delivered a third straight win over the American this year after victories in Melbourne and Dubai.
- Her title run included top‑four scalps of No. 2 Elena Rybakina and No. 3 Iga Świątek, and it was her first WTA 1000 clay title since 2018.
- Svitolina earned 1,000 ranking points and €1,055,285 and rose to No. 7 in the live rankings, while Gauff, runner‑up for a second straight year in Rome, said she feels momentum for her Paris title defense.