Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, meanwhile, is discovering that her big serve and heavy groundstrokes can do damage on clay courts ...
Medvedev storms to Italian Open men's win, Rybakina takes women's
Russia's Daniil Medvedev has claimed the first clay-court title of his career ahead of the French Open, beating rising Danish star Holger Rune 7-5 7-5 in a gripping, rain-delayed Italian Open final.
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Medvedev and Rune on Sunday played in the first Rome men's final since 2004 not to feature 22-times grand slam champions Rafael Nadal or Djokovic.