Sabalenka Advances at Italian Open by Beating American Kenin

Alsharq Tribune- Mohamed Essam 

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a set down against Sofia Kenin to advance at the Italian Open on Sunday.

Kenin, the No. 31-seeded American, won the first set of the third round match in Rome 6-3, but Sabalenka powered back to take the next two sets by the same score.

US Open champion Sabalenka will play Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the next round, The Associated Press reported.

No. 4-ranked Coco Gauff won in straight sets against Magda Linette 7-5, 6-3. Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu went a set down against Veronika Kudermetova, but bounced back to take the match 5-7, 6-0, 6-1 and advance.