Rome, May 17 -- World number 10 Elina Svitolina edged past two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff to secure her third Italian Open title on Saturday.

Elina captured her 20th WTA tour-level title, beating Gauff 6-4, 6(3)-7, 6-2 in a two-hour, 49-minute match up at the iconic Foro Italico, as per Olympics.com.

Her amazing record at clay court finals was in jeopardy as she started with a loss in the opening game and was trailing 2-4 at one point in the fourth set. Following that, she regained her mojo, saving 14 out of 17 break points faced throughout the match.

The second-set however, witnessed a remarkable fightback from Gauff, who forced a tie-break and secured the second set, taking the contest to an exciting decider.

In the third s...