2026 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome, Italy - WTA 1000

[the AntiPusher]

Seeds through on Sunday 10th May,

Swiatek (4), Svitolina (7), Pegula (5), Osaka (15) Rybakina (2)

Apparently Francisco Roig, new coach of Iga torn his achilles tendon in practice with Iga, in early May, he had surgery and has come back to coach her sitting in a chair with his cast still on, recovery time is around 9 months

Seeds that lost,
Baptiste (32), Shnaider (19) Samsonova (20) Keys (15)

I'm gonna say it.. I know that goofy broad doesnt think that Rafa is gonna be her coach until Frankie Roiq heals up!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I'm gonna say it.. I know that goofy broad doesnt think that Rafa is gonna be her coach until Frankie Roiq heals up!

Well Iga did a training block at Rafa's academy after she parted with Wim Fissette, had a small trial with Roig there and she hired Roig, I also saw Rafa watching her in practice there, no he hasnt the time to coach full time, he has 2 young children and wants to spend time with his family.

 

[britbox]

Rome Day 6 Video Highlights

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Womens results round of 16

Gauff (30 d Jovic (16) 57 75 62
Andreeva (8) d Mertens (22) 63 63
Svitolina (7) d LL Bartunkova 62 63
Cirstea continues her good run after defeating Sabalenka in her previous match defeating Noskova (13) 62 64
Ostapenko d Kalinskaya (22) 61 62
Pegula (5) d Potapova 76(2) 62
Swiatek (4) d Osaka (15) 62 62
Rybakina (2) d Pliskova 60 62

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Swiatek v Osaka match just started, Iga's movement on clay is far better than Osaka's and she breaks Osaka's serve in her first service game ( I am also watching my Italian Cobolli at the same time ) Back on serve, as Iga's serve let her down 2 all first set, Iga breaks back this match early has become a " Break A Thon"
Finally Iga holds, leads 4-2

 

[don_fabio]

Osaka is trying, but as usual can't get her UEs in check.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Osaka is trying, but as usual can't get her UEs in check.

Osaka has to play with more contolled aggression Don and her movement on clay is not as good as Iga's
Iga 62 1st set

 

[kskate2]

It's the same ole Naomi. Doesn't want to work the point. Too trigger happy going for stuff that's not even remotely in range and turning into an UE machine.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

It's the same ole Naomi. Doesn't want to work the point. Too trigger happy going for stuff that's not even remotely in range and turning into an UE machine.

Has Osaka been hanging around with Ostapenko

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Meanwhile Rybakina is taking Pliskova to the wool shed 5-0 1st set

 

[kskate2]

Has Osaka been hanging around with Ostapenko

Not likely. Neither have any real friends on the tour. It's just her narrow view of playing. She's in good shape and lost all the baby weight but mentally she's not prepared to stay out there and slug it out on the dirt. That's exactly what's needed. She got away w/ it in the early rounds because she wasn't playing anybody who could really threaten her. Well this is R16. You face a seed now, so the likelihood is that opponent will have some form.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Iga through to the QFs 62 61
Iga will face Pegula in the QFs

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Not likely. Neither have any real friends on the tour. It's just her narrow view of playing. She's in good shape and lost all the baby weight but mentally she's not prepared to stay out there and slug it out on the dirt. That's exactly what's needed. She got away w/ it in the early rounds because she wasn't playing anybody who could really threaten her. Well this is R16. You face a seed now, so the likelihood is that opponent will have some form.

I was joking because Osaka has turned into a UFE machine, like Osta can at times.
Osaka movement on clay is rather poor and she can be exposed like Iga moves well on clay for starters, on clay the trick is to keep your UFE low

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rybakina handed out a bagel to Pliskova 1st set

 

[kskate2]

I was joking because Osaka has turned into a UFE machine, like Osta can at times.
Osaka movement on clay is rather poor and she can be exposed like Iga moves well on clay for starters, on clay the trick is to keep your UFE low

I know you were joking. But I was not joking. They really don't have any friends. Osta by choice and Naomi because of her ME complex.

 

[kskate2]

Rybakina handed out a bagel to Pliskova 1st set

Pliskobot back to her old ways of flat ball hitting w/ no explosive movement. At least Elena being about the same height is somewhat a mobile unit.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I know you were joking. But I was not joking. They really don't have any friends. Osta by choice and Naomi because of her ME complex.

Oh well that is their choice, sad to say also Zheng dosent have or want any friends on the tour etiher
You know you are in the locker room with these players and are touring with them for most of the year, personally speaking I would want to have some friendships

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Pliskobot back to her old ways of flat ball hitting w/ no explosive movement. At least Elena being about the same height is somewhat a mobile unit.

Elena moves better, still if you want to upset Elena you have to make her move laterally most of the time, which is hard to do, she does tend to play first strike tennis, though on clay you might have a better chance

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Rybakina far too good for Pliskova 60 62
Rybakina will play Svitolina in the QFs

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

2 Ladies QFs, Top Half of the draw,
Tuesday May 12,

Cirstea (26) vs Ostapenko Ostapenko leads their H2H 4-3

Gauff (3) vs Andreeva (8) Gauff leads their H2H 4-0