Italian Open: Poland’s Linette reaches 3rd round

Poland’s Magda Linette has made it through to the third round of the women’s singles at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, with a three-set win over Maria Sakkari of Greece.

Magda Linette

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The 33-year-old Pole, who is ranked world No. 32 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), defeated the 81st-ranked Greek player 1-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the second round on Friday.

Magda Linette w 3. rundzie turnieju w Rzymie! Polka kapitalnie powróciła po 1. secie i pokonała Marię Sakkari.https://t.co/bmRal2Q0DY

— SPORT | PolskieRadio24.pl (@sport_pr24pl) May 9, 2025

Linette will next face either fourth-seeded American Coco Gauff or Canada's Victoria Mboko at the clay-court tournament in Rome.

Meanwhile, Poland’s world No. 2 Iga Świątek is due to play American Danielle Collins in the third round on Saturday.

Świątek won last year's Italian Open. She also triumphed in Rome in 2021 and 2022.

The 2025 Italian Open runs until May 18.

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Source: IAR, PAP