Iga Swiatek launched her Rome defense stomping Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6-1, 6-0 and will face nemesis Danielle Collins in round three.
Naomi Osaka won five games in a row sweeping Sara Errani 6-2, 6-3 for her sixth straight clay-court win in Rome today.
The youngest player in the Top-10 has time on her side in a big way.
Kvitova plans to celebrate with gelato after an emotional victory in Rome.
A look inside the women's draw at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.
Jannik Sinner rides a 21-match winning streak into his Rome return. Carlos Alcaraz, the lat man to beat the No. 1, could meet Sinner in the final.
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