Thigh injury ends Pliskova’s Rome run as Halep claims title
WORLD number two Simona Halep has had the perfect lead-up to Roland Garros by claiming her first Internazionali BNL d’Italia with a win over an injured Karolina Pliskova. The Romanian was announced the winner after Pliskova was forced to retire early in the second set with a thigh injury. In her third Rome final – […]
Clay court stars book final four spots in Rome
TWO Roland Garros champions, last year’s runner-up and a regular performer on clay have all won their respective quarters finals at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. Top two seeds, Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova advanced through to the semi-finals, to now take on their respective opponents, Garbine Muguruza and Marketa Vondrousova who also booked impressive wins. […]
Putintseva survives against Rybakina in come-from-behind all-Kazakh triumph
YULIA Putintseva has stunned the Internazionali BNL d’Italia with a remarkable come-from-behind victory over fellow Kazakh, Elena Rybakina. The world number 30 faced a 4-6 2-5 deficit against the world number 18 and 10th seed, but found a way to fight back and win 4-6 7-6 6-2 to book her spot in the quarter finals. […]
