Tennis - WTA 1000 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 14, 2022 Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates winning her semi final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Alberto Lingria
(Reuters) -World number one Iga Swiatek swept aside third-seeded Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-1 in a lopsided contest in Rome on Saturday to advance to an Italian Open final against Ons Jabeur.
Swiatek extended her winning run to 27 matches, matching the tally set by Serena Williams in 2015, as she outclassed Sabalenka in just over an hour to reach her fifth consecutive WTA final.
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