Overview
- Iga Swiatek, who won Friday 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-3 over Caty McNally, advanced to the Italian Open third round in Rome.
- She twice failed to serve out the second set and said the slow, windy conditions made long rallies and finishing points difficult.
- Swiatek said new coach Francisco Roig tore his Achilles during a promotional court game in Rome and had surgery Tuesday in Warsaw.
- Next she will face Emma Navarro or Elisabetta Cocciaretto for a place in the last 16 at a tournament she has won three times.
- The result is a welcome step in an uneven clay swing that included a Madrid retirement due to illness and no clay title since the 2024 French Open.