Seventh seed Elina Svitolina defeated Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-2 in a thrilling women’s singles final to clinch her third Italian Open title in Rome on Saturday.
The Ukrainian battled for two hours and 49 minutes to secure the 20th WTA singles title of her career. Svitolina recovered from a 2-4 deficit in the opening set before dominating the deciding set with two crucial breaks of serve. Gauff fought back strongly to win the second-set tiebreak, but Svitolina regained control in the third set and sealed victory with a composed backhand volley.
Earlier in the tournament, Svitolina defeated Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek. In the men’s final, Jannik Sinner will face Casper Ruud on Sunday.