Swiatek recovers from poor start to make quarter-finals of Italian Open

Defending champion Iga Swiatek recovered from a poor start to defeat Victoria Azarenka and reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Open in Rome.
The world number one, who is bidding for a fifth consecutive title, began the match with a slew of errors and trailed 3-0 but battled back to claim a 6-4, 6-1 victory.
The first set took 79 minutes, with Swiatek saving eight of the 11 break points she fac …

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