With a sigh, only one of the top five seeds reached the semi-finals of the WTA1000 Rome event

As we all know, no matter what level of tennis tournament, there will always be seeded players. Anyone who can become a seeded player tends to be ranked higher in the world and is very strong. However, at the WTA1000 Rome tennis tournament, only one of the top five seeds made it to the semi-finals. So who are the four players who were eliminated, and what are their records in the WTA1000 Rome tennis tournament? Today, let the humble article take you to see.

World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus is the top seed in WTA1000 Rome and has won three tournaments this season. In Rome, Sabalenka defeated Russia's Potapova, as well as former Grand Slam champion Kenin of the United States and Kostyk of Ukraine to reach the quarter-finals. In the quarterfinals, her opponent was Zheng Qinwen, the first sister of China's Jinhua.

With Sabalenka having won six times before that, and she has only allowed her opponent to take one set in those six meetings, there are clearly more fans who fancy her to advance. However, in this match, Zheng Qinwen only allowed Sabalenka to win seven games. After being swept away, Sabalenka had no choice but to accept the fate of returning home.

Four-time French Open champion Swiatek of Poland is the second seed in WTA1000 Rome, but her 2025 season has been less than satisfactory and she has yet to reach a tour final. With a bye in the first round, she gave away a duck egg in the second round and successfully advanced. However, in the third round, against Collins, an American who had reached a Grand Slam final, Swiatek was sent a fritter in the first set, and although Swiatek's form improved in the second set, he still lost to his opponent. It was the first time this season that she failed to reach the quarter-finals of WTA1000 tournament.

The third seed is Pegula of the United States, who reached her first major final last season, and she won her first career clay court title at this year's WTA 500 Charleston Open. Pegula swept past compatriot Kruger in the second round, but was beaten in straight sets by Belgium's Mertense in the third round and couldn't keep going.

American Keys is the fifth seed in Rome WTA1000 and has won 10 straight victories in 2025, winning the Adelaide Open and the Australian Open. It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time in his career that he has won a Grand Slam title. In the second round, Keys defeated France's Grachova in straight sets in two sets; In the third round, she was defeated by compatriot Stearns in two sets in a row under the favorable circumstances of taking the first game, and was gloomy.

Although Keys failed to reach the semi-finals, and Case, Pegula and Swiatek were even eliminated in the third round, but the strength of these three players cannot be denied. I believe that they will have a good record in the future competitions, so let's bless them here.(Source: Tennis Home Author: Yixin Jushi)