Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)underlined her status as a top favourite for the
French Open by sweeping Simona Halep (Romania)aside 6-0, 6-4 to successfully
defend her Italian Open crown on Sunday May 20,2018
In a repeat of last year's final at the Foro Italico, Elina Svitolina (Ukraine), seeded fourth, was up against Halep a day after the Romanian top seed had ousted Russian Maria Sharapova.
But Simona Halep's hopes of overturning last year's defeat to her 23-year-old opponent quickly evaporated in a completely one-sided encounter that saw the Romanian fail to produce a real challenge.
Svitolina, the world number four, has now successfully defended three career titles, in Baku, Dubai and also Rome; she also won in Brisbane and Dubai this season to take her 2018 title total to three. 
In a repeat of last year's final at the Foro Italico, Elina Svitolina (Ukraine), seeded fourth, was up against Halep a day after the Romanian top seed had ousted Russian Maria Sharapova.
But Simona Halep's hopes of overturning last year's defeat to her 23-year-old opponent quickly evaporated in a completely one-sided encounter that saw the Romanian fail to produce a real challenge.
The win also marked Svitolina's 12th career title on what was her eighth final in succession.
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