Russian tennis pro Daniil Medvedev is in top form just before the start of the French Open. The 27-year-old won Sunday’s final in Rome against the Dane Holger Rune 7:5,7:5 and thus celebrated his sixth title in a Masters 1000 tournament.
For the first time, the hard court specialist triumphed at an ATP event on sand. This surface will also be played on this Sunday at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris. World number one Carlos Alcaraz from Spain had surprisingly failed in Rome in the third round. Rybakina benefits from abandonment Jelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan won the WTA tournament in Rome after numerous interruptions due to persistent rain on Sunday night. The Wimbledon winner benefited from the injury-related resignation of her opponent Anhelina Kalinina from the Ukraine with a score of 6: 4 and 1: 0. Kalinina complained of pain in her left thigh. For Rybakina, who reached the final of the Australian Open in January, it was the fifth title of her career and the second this year after her victory in Indian Wells. The 23-year-old will move up to fourth place in the world rankings.
