The gathering of five former US Open champions in the round of 16 was dubbed the Flushing Rome Gala, and Swiatek's absence was a pity

When I saw the top 16 women's singles lineup at Rome 1000, some people bluntly said that this luxury is estimated to be difficult to reproduce in the future!

The reason why this year's women's singles top 16 squad has rushed to the hot search of public opinion since the moment it was created is because it includes five former US Open champions: Naomi Osaka, Andreescu, Raducanu, Gauff and Sabalenka. Some have described it as "the collective appearance of the little lords who have reached the top of Flushing in recent years".

Japan's Naomi Osaka, the 2018 and 2020 US Open champions, is the only Roma Women's Singles Round of 16 to hold two US Open titles!

When everyone was surprised that Naomi Osaka could advance to the round of 16 in Rome this year without going out in advance, they also bluntly said that the Japanese girl seemed to really want to fulfill her original promise and prepare to let the outside world see a completely different self on clay.

When Naomi Osaka made a comeback after giving birth, she shouted that she wanted to achieve the goal of a Grand Slam, and she was determined to work clay, hoping to learn like Sharapova and become a powerhouse on clay.

Unfortunately, after his comeback, various forms were frequent, and slowly everyone forgot about Naomi Osaka's Grand Slam goal, and this time in Rome, the round of 16 once again made people focus on the former world No. 1, and it was very interesting to see if the transformation on clay would start this year.

The 2019 US Open champion was the 2019 US Open champion of Canadian girl Andreescu, who won the title at Flushing Park in a way that defeated Queen Williams.

The Canadian girl's third-round victory over Rybakina to reach the round of 16 is also a testament to her strength on clay, and we are looking forward to her next performance at the French Open.

Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, was no less surprised than Naomi Osaka to survive in Rome this time and win a place in the round of 16.

Unfortunately, the British girl's luck this time was so bad that it was hard to see her progress on clay, but unfortunately she had to compete with 2023 US Open champion Gauff for a ticket to the quarterfinals in the quarterfinals, which can be called another ruthless destruction of fate against Raducanu.

However, fans and netizens don't seem to care about this, bluntly saying that no matter who Raducanu or Gauff can reach the quarterfinals, at least one former US Open champion has locked a place in the quarterfinals, which is the cruelty of competitive sports.

Sabalenka, the last of the five former US Open champions, is the 2024 US Open champion.

The Belarusian girl played in the Rome 1000 tournament as the top seed this time, and after Swiatek stopped in the round of 32, judging from the reaction of public opinion, Sabalenka's call for winning the title is the highest, and many people are expecting this year's world No. 1 to replicate last year's feat of Swiatek winning the two clay 1000 tournaments in Madrid and Rome back-to-back, and then go to Roland Garros to win the French Open.

Now the mention of Swiatek also makes everyone deeply regretful. Because if the Polish girl doesn't get upset against Collins in the third round, there will be six former US Open champions in the round of 16 in Rome.

I never thought that after Swiatek was blocked out of the round of 16, the only missing 2022 US Open champion in the Roma women's singles 16 lineup this time seemed a bit of a fly in the ointment.

Some people bluntly said that if Swiatek does not fall out early and the six consecutive US Open champions reach the round of 16 in Rome, "such a grand gala of Farah will definitely become a good story in the tennis world." ”

While the five former US Open champions are buzzing about their meeting in the round of 16 of the women's singles in Rome, they also wonder if the gala will continue when the quarter-finals are out, or if it will just be a feast that will soon disperse.

When the final quarter-finals were announced, it proved that the gala was indeed just a dinner, and it quickly dispersed, with only Sabalenka and Gauff, two former US Open champions, advancing to the quarter-finals, while Mami Osaka, Raducanu and Andreescu were eliminated.(Source: Tennis House Author: Starry Sky of Moon River)