Elena Ribačina from Kazakhstan, American Jessica Pegula, Japanese Naomi Osaka, and Ukrainian Elina Svitolina have advanced to the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome, which features a prize pool of €7.23 million. The tournament is known for its clay courts and attracts many top players.
Ranked second in the tournament draw, Elena Ribačina defeated Greece's Maria Sakkari with a score of 6-4, 6-1, taking just an hour and 15 minutes to secure the win on the court. In the third round, Ribačina will face Filipina Alexandra Eala, who defeated Chinese player Xinyun Wang with a score of 6-4, 6-3.
Also advancing in Rome is Jessica Pegula, who defeated Turkey's Zeynep Sünenmez with a score of 6-4, 6-0. In the third round, Pegula will face Swiss player Rebeka Masarova, who defeated Canadian Leylah Fernandez in three sets - 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Naomi Osaka eliminated German Eva Liss with a score of 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. The Asian player will face Russian Diana Shnaider in the next phase.
Ukrainian Elina Svitolina also advanced, defeating Italian Noemi Basile with a score of 6-1, 6-3. Svitolina will face American Hailey Baptiste in the third round, who defeated Swiss player Zimona Valter with a score of 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-4.
American Madison Keys and Czech Nikola Bartunkova will face each other in the third round in Rome. Keys defeated her compatriot Peyton Stearns with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, while Bartunkova defeated Italian Tayla Grant in three sets - 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
German Laura Siegemund advanced to the third round after defeating Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova with a score of 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-1. Her next opponent will be Czech Karolina Pliskova, who defeated Romanian Jacqueline Cristian with a score of 6-7 (5), 7-6 (2), 6-4.
