Svitolina reaches second straight Rome final

Ukraine's Elina Svitolina returns the ball to Estonia's Anett Kontaveit during their women's singles semifinal at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome on Saturday.
Ukraine's Elina Svitolina returns the ball to Estonia's Anett Kontaveit during their women's singles semifinal at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome on Saturday.
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AFP, Rome :
Defending champion Elina Svitolina moved one win away from her second title at the Italian Open on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Anett Kontaveit.
Fourth-ranked Svitolina is aiming for her third title of the season following victories in Brisbane and Dubai.
She will face the winner from Maria Sharapova and top seed Simona Halep for the trophy on Sunday.

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