Russia's Shnaider nyets win at 2025 WTA Italian Open
ROME, May 12. /TASS/. Russia’s Diana Shnaider stormed into the quarterfinals of the 2025 WTA (the Women’s Tennis Association) Italian Open with a straight-sets win over Belgium’s Elise Mertens on Monday.
It took the 13th-seeded Shnaider, who is playing under a neutral status at the tournament in Italy, an hour and 16 minutes to take down her 25th-seeded opponent from Belgium. The final score was 6-2; 6-3. Shnaider will now do battle with 6th-seeded Jasmine Paolini from Italy, with a semifinals berth at stake.
Shnaider, 21, is currently ranked 11th in the WTA Rankings. She has four WTA titles to her name, winning all of them in the previous tennis season. Her best result in Grand Slams was advancing to Round 4 of the 2024 US Open.
Playing at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, she won a silver medal in women’s doubles with partner Mirra Andreeva.
The 2025 Italian Open tennis tournament is a WTA 1000 event. Played on outdoor clay courts, the tourney takes place at Rome’s Foro Italico sports complex from May 6-18. The tournament’s reigning champion is Iga Swiatek of Poland.
