No. 1 Iga Swiatek tested but reaches fourth round in Rome

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No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek moved to the fourth round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome on Saturday, but she also took a step toward a rare milestone.

Swiatek defeated Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to advance. Should she win the tournament, she would become just the thirdwoman to record wins in Madrid and Rome in the same calendar year - key tune-ups