Overview
- Svitolina, who sealed the title Saturday at Rome’s Foro Italico, beat Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-2.
- It is her third Internazionali d’Italia crown and her fifth career WTA 1000 trophy, her first at this level since 2018.
- Her run to the final included wins over world No. 2 Elena Rybakina and No. 3 Iga Swiatek on clay.
- The match swung early as she saved three break points in set one, Gauff edged a second-set tiebreak, and Svitolina controlled the decider.
- The result will move her to No. 7 in the rankings, extending a comeback that followed a 2022 hiatus and a 2023 return after having a child.