Elena Rybakina won her 3rd match due to the retirement of an opponent and this one was actually the final against Anhelina Kalinina who was down 4-6 0-1.
The 2023 Rome Open final was one that began fairly late at about 23:00 local time due to rain pushing back the schedule a couple of times. It was a tricky matchup for Kalinina who played a tough schedule in the previous few days to even get to the final. She started well taking an early break but eventually Rybakina managed to battle back and make it a tie match.
She then broke Kalinina once more for the 6-4 opening set to finish. The second set saw only one game played with the Kazakh player taking a 1-0 lead and we didn't see any more tennis. Kalinina was in tears talking to the officials eventually opting to retire and sharing a quick embrace with Rybakina.
Rybakina wins the 2023 Rome Open.It was her 3rd time win by retirement this week in Rome.
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