Rome - WTA first round complete

The women’s first round is now complete, and a few second round contests have been played.

Internazionali BNL d'Italia - a WTA Premier 5 category tournament, on Red Clay, in Rome, Italy, 11-19 May 2019.

Defending champion:

Elina Svitolina (4) who defeated Simona Halep (1) 6-0 6-4

First round results 

- Mihaela Buzărnescu defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 5-4 (retired)

- Julia Goerges (16) defeated Hsieh Su-Wei 6-3 6-4

- Qualifier Alizé Cornet defeated Aryna Sabalenka (9) 6-1 6-4

- Carla Suárez Navarro defeated Dayana Yastremska 6-4 1-6 6-3

- Marketa Vondrousova defeated Barbora Strycova 1-6 6-4 7-6(4)

- Daria Kasatkina defeated qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2 7-6(5)

- Danielle Collins defeated Caroline Wozniacki (11) 7-6(5) (retired)

- Qualifier Kristina Mladenovic defeated Caroline Garcia 6-1 6-2

- Belinda Bencic defeated Anastasija Sevastova (12) 2-6 6-3 6-2

- Qualifier Maria Sakkari defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 7-5

Second round results

- Serena Williams (10) withdrew from the tournament with a knee injury, handing a walkover to her sister and wildcard Venus Williams

- Karolina Pliskova (4) defeated Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3 6-3

- Ashleigh Barty (8) defeated Viktoria Kuzmova 4-6 6-3 6-4

- Wildcard Victoria Azarenka defeated defending champion Elina Svitolina (5) 4-6 6-1 7-5