WTA - Rome 1R continued

First round continued in Rome.

Rain interrupted.

2024 Internazionali BNL d’Italia, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Clay Outdoor, Rome, Italy, 8-19 May 2024

Defending champion:

Elena Rybakina (7) who defeated Anhelina Kalinina (30) 6-4 1-0 (retired)

Twenty fifth seed Barbora Krejcikova withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Jaqueline Cristian.

Cristian received the first round bye originally given to Krejcikova.

Fourth seed Elena Rybakina withdrew after the main draw was published due to illness, and was replaced by lucky loser Oceane Dodin.

Dodin received the first round bye originally given to Rybakina.

First round results:

- Qualifier Bernarda Pera defeated Caroline Dolehide 7-6(6) 6-3

- Qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-2 7-6(6)

- Qualifier Brenda Fruhvirtova defeated Taylor Townsend 3-6 6-2 6-0

- Elina Avanesyan defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-7(3) 6-0 7-5

- Tatjana Maria defeated qualifier Linda Fruhvirtova 7-6(5) 3-6 6-2

- Naomi Osaka defeated Clara Burel 7-6(2) 6-1

- Lesia Tsurenko defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 3-6 7-6(5)

- Magda Linette defeated Zhu Lin 6-3 6-2

- Mayar Sherif defeated Petra Martic 6-2;6-2

- Anna Blinkova defeated Diane Parry 6-2 6-3

- Qualifier Renata Zarazua led Elisabetta Cocciaretto 5-2 when rain stopped play 

- Katerina Siniakova defeated wildcard Nuria Brancaccio 6-4 6-2

- Qualifier Rebeka Masarova and Irina-Camelia Begu were tied at 7-5 3-6 when rain stopped play 

- Sofia Kenin defeated Lucia Bronzetti 6-3 6-2

- Nadia Podoroska led Sara Sorribes Tormo 3-1 when rain stopped play 

- Qualifier Maria Lourdes Carle amd qualifier Laura Siegemund were tied at 6-2 4-6 2-2 when rain stopped play