After giving up the WTA 1000 in Madrid at the last minute due to physical problems, Iga Swiatek is once again the protagonist of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, of which she is the defending champion. The world number 1 is already coming off a victory on clay, the one in Stuttgart on April 24 against Aryna Sabalenka, and therefore she arrives full of expectations at the tournament in Rome.The trip to the capital got off to a great start for the young player from Warsaw, who demolished Romanian Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-3 6-0 in her first-round match and now awaits the former …