PHOTO BY TIZIANA FABI/AFPROME: Novak Djokovic won his sixth Italian Open title on Sunday (Monday in Manila) after a straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) in Rome, while Iga Swiatek won her fifth straight tournament by dispatching Ons Jabeur. World number one Djokovic saw off underwhelming Monte Carlo Masters champion Tsitsipas to claim the last major tournament before Roland Garros gets underway later this month. "So it couldn't be a better time coming into Roland Garros with a title." Swiatek, meanwhile, said she was going to treat Roland Garros as "any other tournament" after beating Jabeur 6-2, 6-2 to retain the women's title. The 20-year-old Pole has dropped just one set in her last 20 matches and calmly dealt with Jabeur in a largely one-sided final in Rome.

Source: Manila Times May 16, 2022 22:12 UTC