Wimbledon champion Rybakina wins Italian Open; Rune-Medvedev in men’s final

By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer

ROME (AP) — Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina won the Italian Open when Ukrainian opponent Anhelina Kalinina retired eary in the second set due to a left thigh injury. Rybakina was leading 6-4, 1-0, 15-0 when Kalinina called for a trainer and grasped her left leg. The rain-delayed title match that began at almost 11 p.m. on Saturday and ended just after midnight on Sunday. Holger Rune will face Daniil Medvedev in the men’s final on Sunday. The 20-year-old Rune rallied past Casper Ruud 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-2 and Medvedev performed a little celebratory dance after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 7-5 in a match that was suspended for a total of nearly 4 ½ hours due to rain over two separate stoppages late in the first set.