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

[MargaretMcAleer]

Brutal rally. Back to deuce.

Elina has really stepped up her aggression and it is now playing off, she was playing passive, usual for Elina

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Coco loves to run doesnt she lol! now with a BP bhand error from Gauff?
Elina is the Saver of BPs

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Elina with her 10th fhand error and Gauff has another BP
Of course Elina saves the BP, Gauff fhand long
Elina holds saving BPs

 

[don_fabio]

Elina overheated in that long sleeve shirt. Took it off haha. Another huge save of serve.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Elina overheated in that long sleeve shirt. Took it off haha. Another huge save of serve.

Elina is the Queen of Saving Break Points Period lol!

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Elina getting better and better, moving closer to the baseline, also playing more aggressive tennis

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Elina with 2 SPs

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Oh No Coco DFs and hands the 1st set to Elina 6-4

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I did say yesterday the serve for both players will be a Factor
Coco under pressure can DF and also Elina's 2nd serve is weak and was under the pump in her match against Swiatek

 

[don_fabio]

It will never stop to amaze me how quickly things can change in tennis.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

BTW Elina is one set away from winning her 3rd Rome title

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Great low slice from Elina there
Great drop shot from Coco
Elina with a great injection of power there, back to deuce
Net cord for Elina, tough break for Coco back to deuce
Coco holds with a tough service game

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Come on Coco you are letting Elina dictate from the baseline move her forward
Elina with 2 BPs as Coco has a DF
There you go great 1st serve and a bhand winner

 

[don_fabio]

Coco really struggling on her 1st serve. She needs to deploy strong 1st kick serve occasionally.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Coco really struggling on her 1st serve. She needs to deploy strong 1st kick serve occasionally.

She also has become too passive Don, letting Elina dictate from the baseline she needs to move Elina forward and she is not going to win letting Elina dictate form the basline

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Gauff's fighting skills have come to the rescue and she holds tough
2 games all

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Constant aggression from the racket of Elina, being on the front foot at all times,
What a fhand winner from Elina, left Coco stranded
Now a wonderful lob from Elina
Good reply from Gauff with a S/Volley
3 games all

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Love service game from Elina and she leads 4-3

 

[don_fabio]

Those balls are flying from Elina's racket.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

A really good love service game from Coco she needed that! she isnt going away