Second round matches continued on Friday, May 9th at the WTA 1000 tournament in Rome. Several notable results saw some players successfully move on to the next stage, while others faced elimination.
May 9th Results:
Magda Linette (Poland) def. Maria Sakkari (Greece) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
Clara Tauson (Denmark) advanced when Katie Volynets (USA) retired at 7-5, 4-1
Linda Noskova (Czech Republic) def. Sonay Kartal (Great Britain) 6-4, 6-2
Leylah Fernandez (Canada) def. Antonia Ruzic (Croatia) 6-4, 6-0
Bianca Andreescu (Canada) def. Donna Vekic (Croatia) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
