No.6 Iga Swiatek, the two-time reigning champion of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, was forced to retire due to a right thigh injury, while Elena Rybakina moved on to the semifinals. Swiatek withdrew at 2-6, 7-6(3), 2-2, allowing the defending Wimbledon champion to advance to her maiden WTA 1000 clay quarterfinal.

On Friday, Rybakina will play No. 20 Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinals.

Iga Swiatek in 2023

Ranked no.1, the Pole played her last match on the 17^th of May when she had to retire when playing against world no.6 Elena Rybakina in the quarter and the scoreline was 2-6 7-6(3) 2-2 .

Currently, during this season the Pole has a composed 28-6 win-loss record. The Pole clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Doha and Stuttgart. The Pole got to the final in Dubai and Madrid.

Rybakina in Rome, ranking, and results in 2023

Now the world no.6 (career-high), Rybakina has achieved a composed 28-7 record in 2023. Elena is currently competing in Rome where she overcame the world no.65 Jasmine Paolini 7-6⁴

6-1, the world no.57 Anna Kalinskaya 4-3 ret., the world no.70 Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 6-3 and the world no.1 Iga Swiatek 2-6 7-6³ 2-2 ret..

Elena Rybakina will compete against the world no.20 Jelena Ostapenko in the semifinal. Their record is 2-1

for Ostapenko.

Rybakina has won 1 title in 2023 in Indian Wells. The Kazakhstani reached the final at the Australian Open and in Miami (Miami Open).

Rybakina won 4 titles in her career: 2 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)

Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina played each other 4 times. Their current head to head is 3-1 for Rybakina . Previously, the last time they played, Elena Rybakina won 2-6 7-6(3) 2-2 ret. in the quarter in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 17^th of May 2023.

Iga Swiatek

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