• Swiatek beats Belarusian 6-2, 6-3 in Rome
• Pole is third woman to win in Madrid and Italy in same year

World No 1 Iga Swiatek brushed aside the No 2 Aryna Sabalenka to win the Italian Open in Rome.

The 22-year-old Pole needed just one hour and 29 minutes to ease to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over her Belarusian opponent on the clay to claim the crown for the third time in four years.