Rune follows win over Djokovic by reaching Italian Open final against Medvedev
Rybakina was leading 6-4, 1-0, 15-0 when Kalinina called for a trainer and grasped her left leg as she teared up. She then decided she couldn't continue."I'm really sorry that I couldn't play," Kalinina said during the trophy ceremony as the crowd whistled after waiting under the rain for hours before the night session started. "I was trying to do my best.
The 47th-ranked Kalinina was playing in the biggest final of her career, and has been dedicating her performances to her war-torn country. Kalinina spent more than four hours longer on court than Rybakina entering the final, having won the longest match on the women's circuit this season -- 3 hours, 41 minutes against Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarterfinals. She also required three sets to beat Russia's Veronika Kudermetova in an emotionally charged semifinal.
Making the final marked quite a turnaround for Medvedev, who lost his opening match in Rome in his three previous appearances. If he beats Rune, Medvedev will return to No. 2 in the rankings and thus be seeded second for the French Open, which starts next weekend.He celebrated with a little dance after converting his first match point more than six hours after the match started.
The seventh-ranked Rune was down a set and a break before he overcame Ruud, who had won all four of their previous meetings.
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