Top-ranked Iga Swiatek remained on course for an uncommon Madrid-Rome double after beating Angelique Kerber to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals on Monday, May 13.
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Swiatek needed eight set points to secure the opener but had no such problems at the end of the second, sealing a 7-5, 6-3 victory on the first match point when Kerber’s return went wide. Keys’ match in Rome was temporarily suspended at 3-1 in the second set after two protesters jumped onto the court and threw confetti, while others from the environmentalist group glued themselves to the stands.
Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a set down and had to fend off three match points — after getting treatment for a back problem — before beating Elina Svitolina 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 in a match that finished well after midnight local time.
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