Overview
- Iga Swiatek reached the Italian Open quarter-finals with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Naomi Osaka and will face Jessica Pegula next.
- The result extends a clay rebound after a rough start to 2026 that prompted her split with Wim Fissette and the hiring of Francisco Roig in early April.
- Swiatek said the new partnership clicked from the first days and credited Roig for clear plans and practices tailored to what she needs.
- Roig tore his Achilles during a Rome practice game, had surgery in Warsaw, returned on crutches, and is coaching while using a buggy to get around the site.
- Across her last two matches in Rome she has lost only four games, and she is now almost assured to hold No. 3 in the rankings unless Coco Gauff wins the title.