Tennis-Svitolina fights off Gauff to win third Italian Open title
ROME, May 16 (Reuters) - Elina Svitolina signalled her French Open ambitions by battling past world number four Coco Gauff 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 in the Italian Open final on Saturday to lift her first claycourt title of the season ahead of Roland Garros.