WTA - Rome 2R complete

Second round completed and round of sixteen set in Rome.

2021 Internazionali BNL d'Italia - a WTA 1000 tournament, on Clay, in Rome, Italy, 10-17 May 2021.

Event held last year from 14-21 September 2020 due to COVID-19.

Defending champion:

Simona Halep (1) who defeated Karolina Pliskova (2) 6-0 2-1 (retired)

Second round results:

- Ashleigh Barty (1) defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 6-4 6-1

- Veronika Kudermetova defeated wildcard Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-4

- CoCo Gauff defeated Maria Sakkari (17) 6-1 1-6 6-1

- Aryna Sabalenka (7) defeated Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-5 6-1

- Barbora Krejcikova defeated Sofia Kenin (4) 6-1 6-4

- Iga Swiatek (15) defeated Madison Keys 7-5 6-1

- Garbiñe Muguruza (12) defeated qualifier Bernarda Pera 2-6 6-0 7-5

- Elina Svitolina (5) defeated Amanda Anisimova 2-6 6-3 6-4

- Karolina Pliskova (9) defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 6-3

- Qualifier Vera Zvonareva defeated Petra Kvitová (11) 6-4 3-6 6-4

- Jelena Ostapenko defeated qualifier Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2 7-6(3)

- Angelique Kerber defeated Simona Halep (3) 1-6 3-3 (retired)

- Nadia Podoroska defeated Serena Williams (8) 7-6(6) 7-5

- Petra Martic defeated lucky loser Kristina Mladenovic 7-5 6-3

- Ekaterina Alexandrova received a walkover from Jennifer Brady (13) 

- Jessica Pegula defeated Naomi Osaka (2) 7-6(2) 6-2

Round of sixteen match ups 

Ashleigh Barty (1) v Veronika Kudermetova 

CoCo Gauff v Aryna Sabalenka (7)

Barbora Krejcikova v Iga Swiatek (15)

Garbiñe Muguruza (12) v Elina Svitolina (5)

Karolina Pliskova (9) v qualifier Vera Zvonareva 

Jelena Ostapenko v Angelique Kerber 

Nadia Podoroska v Petra Martic 

Ekaterina Alexandrova v Jessica Pegula