ATP - Rome 1R start

First round commenced in Rome.

Rain interrupted.

2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, an ATP Masters 1000 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Rome, Italy, 8-19 May 2024

Defending champion:

Daniil Medvedev (3) who defeated Holger Rune (7) 7-5 7-5

Stan Wawrinka withdrew after the main draw was published due to a wrist injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Corentin Moutet.

Matteo Berrettini withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser J.J. Wolf.

Tomas Machac withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Harold Mayot.

Thirteenth seed Ugo Humbert withdrew after the main draw was published due to a knee injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Shang Juncheng.

Shang Juncheng received the first round bye originally given to Humbert.

First round results:

- Yannick Hanfmann defeated Jakub Mensik 6-3 6-2

- Alexander Shevchenko defeated Fabian Marozsan 6-3 6-2

- Pavel Kotov defeated Alex Michelsen 6-1 6-1

- Zhang Zhizhen defeated Daniel Elahi Galan 6-2 7-5

- Qualifier Thiago Monteiro defeated Gaël Monfils 6-2 7-5

- Aleksandar Vukic defeated qualifier Diego Schwartzman 6-2 6-2

- Luciano Darderi defeated Denis Shapovalov 6-7(4) 6-3 7-6(4)

- Arthur Rinderknech led qualifier Francesco Passaro 7-6(3) 5-6 when rain stopped play 

- Nuno Borges defeated Pedro Martinez 6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(8)

- Flavio Cobolli defeated qualifier Maximilian Marterer 6-4 6-2

- Qualifier Terence Atmane defeated Christopher Eubanks 6-4 6-4

- Yoshihito Nishioka defeated Sebastian Ofner 6-3 2-6 7-6(4)