Swiatek, 19, the reigning French Open champion took just 45 minutes to dispatch the 2019 Rome winner two weeks before she opens her title defence in Roland Garros.
Iga Swiatek poses with the winner’s trophy after defeating Karolina Pliskova (inset) in the final at Rome, Italy yesterday. Pic/Getty Images
Polish teenager Iga Swiatek crushed Czech ninth seed Karolina Pliskova 6-0, 6-0 to win the Italian Open on Sunday. Swiatek, 19, the reigning French Open champion took just 45 minutes to dispatch the 2019 Rome winner two weeks before she opens her title defence in Roland Garros.
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Swiatek, ranked 15, claimed her third WTA title having followed her Roland Garros success with a win in Adelaide in January. “I’m overwhelmed, at the beginning of this tournament I would not have dreamed of winning it,” said an emotional Swiatek.
Swiatek swept through the first set in just 20 minutes, allowing Pliskova four points, dropping just 13 in total throughout the match. Pliskova tried to fight back in the third game of the second set, holding a double break to win the third game, but the Polish player ruthlessly snuffed out any return.
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