The quarterfinal pairings have been set for the clay-court WTA-1000 tournament in Rome, Italy. Here are the matchups:
Sorana Cîrstea (Romania, 26) vs. Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)
Coco Gauff (USA, 3) vs. Mirra Andreeva (Russia, 8)
Jessica Pegula (USA, 5) vs. Iga Świątek (Poland, 4)
Elina Svitolina (Ukraine, 7) vs. Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 2)
The total prize fund for the Rome tournament is €7,228,080. Last year’s winner was Italian Jasmine Paolini, who was ranked eighth in the world at the time. Paolini’s title defense ended in the third round.
This marks the 10th time Mirra Andreeva has reached the quarterfinals of a WTA-1000 event. Meanwhile, Andrey Rublev advanced to the fourth round in Rome.
