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Svitolina Outlasts Gauff to Win Third Rome Title in Three Sets

The 31-year-old adds a fifth WTA 1000 trophy to signal renewed form before Roland Garros.

Overview

  • Svitolina, who edged Coco Gauff on Saturday in Rome, won 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2 after a rain-delayed start.
  • The final ran about two hours and 52 minutes, and Gauff showed visible frustration as double faults and errors crept in.
  • The victory secures Svitolina a third Italian Open crown after 2017 and 2018 and lifts her to No. 7 entering Roland Garros.
  • Gauff, ranked No. 4, finished runner-up in Rome for the second straight year after also losing the 2025 final.
  • Svitolina, ranked No. 10, reached the final by beating Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek, both recent Rome winners and top-three seeds.