Elisabetta Cocciaretto reaches the third round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Wta 1000 underway on the red clay of the Foro Italico in Rome.
Cocciaretto’s victory
The Italian overcame the American Emma Navarro, seeded number 28, in the round of 32 with a clear 6-3, 6-3. In the next round she will face Polish Iga Swiatek.
The blue eliminations
However, Noemi Basiletti’s progress stopped in the second round, defeated by the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina with a score of 6-1, 6-3 in just over an hour of play. The Ukrainian will face the winner between Waltert and Baptiste.
Tyra Caterina Grant’s adventure also ends in the second round, beaten by the Czech Nikola Bartunkova, a lucky loser who was brought back after Mboko’s forfeit, with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. The Czech will challenge the American Keys.
The other results
Among the other second round matches: Hailey Baptiste beat Simona Waltert 6-7 (9), 6-4, 6-4, while Elena Rybakina beat Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1.