American Danielle Collins ends Iga Swiatek's defence of her Italian Open title with a 6-1 7-5 victory in the third round.

Świątek, a master of clay-court tennis and defending champion at the Italian Open, lost to American Danielle Collins in the third round, falling 6-1, 7-5. The loss appeared to send Swiatek into a new depth two weeks before the start of her most important ...

(Reuters) -Defending champion Iga Swiatek was bundled out of the Italian Open by American Danielle Collins, who beat the Polish world number two 6-1 7-5 in the round of 32 on Saturday. Five-time Grand Slam champion Swiatek went 5-0 down in the opening set before managing to get on board and avoid an embarrassing bagel.

On Saturday, Iga Swiatek and Danielle Collins faced off in the third round of the Italian Open (Internazionali BNL d'Italia). The 29-seed Collins upset the two-seed Swiatek in a straight sets victory: 6-1, 7-5.

Iga Swiatek's Italian Open hopes were dashed by Danielle Collins in the third round. Collins emerged victorious with a 6-1, 7-5 victory, ending Swiatek's reign as world number two. This early exit raises concerns for Swiatek as she prepares to defend her French Open title.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek was bundled out of the Italian Open by American Danielle Collins, who beat the Polish world number two 6-1 7-5 in the round of 32 on Saturday.

World No. 2 Swiatek was hunting a fourth title at the Foro Italico. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In the quarter-finals Stearns will face one of Danielle Collins, who knocked out reigning champion Iga Swiatek, or Elina Svitolina after coming through