Italian Open: Rybakina moves into fourth round after Kalinskaya retirement

Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 7 seed, advanced to the fourth round of the Italian Open when Russian Anna Kalinskaya retired at the Foro Italico in Rome on Sunday.

Rybakina, ranked No 6, led 4-3 when Kalinskaya, ranked No 57, pulled out at the Foro Italico in Rome on Sunday evening.

The Kazakh will play Czech Marketa Vondrousova next.

Elena Rybakina beat Italian Jasmine Paolini (7-6 (4), 6-1) ahead of her victory.

Earlier in the tournament, the Russian won against Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska (6-4, 6-2) and Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 25 seed (6-4, 4-6, 6-3).

Rome WTA 1000, other third-round results (Foro Italico, clay, USD 3.572.618, most recent results first):

• Donna Vekic vs. Liudmila Samsonova: sunday
• Jelena Ostapenko (20) beat Barbora Krejcikova (10): 7-6 (2), 6-0
• Paula Badosa beat Marta Kostyuk (32): 6-4, 6-2
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Madison Keys
• Marie Bouzkova (27) beat Coco Gauff (6): 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-2, 6-0
• Daria Kasatkina (8) beat Julia Grabher: 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2)
• Karolina Muchova beat Camila Giorgi: 7-6 (4), 6-2
• Marketa Vondrousova beat Maria Sakkari (9): 7-5, 6-3
• Qinwen Zheng (22) beat Anna Bondar (Q): 7-6 (2), 6-4
• Veronika Kudermetova (11) beat Anastasia Potapova (23): 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (12) beat Magda Linette (17): 7-5, 6-4
• Xiyu Wang beat Taylor Townsend (Q): 6-2, 0-6, 7-5
• Anhelina Kalinina (30) beat Sofia Kenin: 6-4, 6-2
• Camila Osorio (Q) beat Caroline Garcia (5): 6-4, 6-4