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The two Canadians in action Wednesday go back to back on the Super Tennis Arena – both Bianca Andreescu and qualifier Victoria Mboko drew Italian wild cards for their openers.
Which is a pretty great outcome.
The draw gods weren’t so kind fo Alexandra Eala and Marta Kostyuk, who face each other in the first round only because Kostyuk fell out of seeding range on Monday.
Also tough: Maria Sakkari had to get through qualifying for the first time in a long time. And she did. Only to find Belinda Bencic standing there in the first round. And Naomi Osaka v Sara Errani, which has epic written all over it.
Good day of tennis – even without any seeds.
(Rome is six hours ahead of EDT).
Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Location: Rome, Italy
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: May 6 – 18, 2025
Prize Money: $6,911,032
Draws: S96 – D32
Campo Centrale (11 a.m. start – 5 a.m. EDT)
1. Naomi Osaka (JPN) vs. [WC] Sara Errani (ITA)
4. [WC] Tyra Caterina Grant (ITA) vs. [Q] Antonia Ruzic (CRO) (not before 7 p.m.)
Grandstand Arena
2. Elina Avanesyan (ARM) vs. [WC] Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) (not before 1 p.m.)
3. Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) vs. [WC] Lucrezia Stefanini (ITA)
5. Alexandra Eala (PHI) vs. Marta Kostyuk (UKR)
Supertennis Arena
2. [Q] Victoria Mboko (CAN) vs. [WC] Arianna Zucchini (ITA)
3. [PR] Bianca Andreescu (CAN) vs. [WC] Federica Urgesi (ITA)
5. Emma Raducanu (GBR) vs. [Q] Maya Joint (AUS)
Pietrangeli
1. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) vs. Camila Osorio (COL)
4. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs. Katie Boulter (GBR)
Court 14
2. Varvara Gracheva (FRA) vs. [Q] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS)
3. Ashlyn Krueger (USA) vs. [Q] Anna Bondar (HUN)
4. Viktoriiya Tomova (BUL) vs. [Q] Emiliana Arango (COL)
Court 1
2. Polina Kudermetova (RUS) vs. [Q] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU)
3. Belinda Bencic (SUI) vs. [Q] Maria Sakkari (GRE)
5. Anastasia Potapova (RUS) vs. Dayana Yastremska (UKR)
Court 2
1. Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) vs. Xinyu Wang (CHN)
3. [Q] Anna Blinkova (RUS) vs. [Q] Hailey Baptiste (USA)
4. Katerina Siniakova (CZE) vs. Olga Danilovic (SRB)
5. [Q] Katie Volynets (USA) vs. [Q] Arantxa Rus (NED)
Court 15
1. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) vs. Caroline Dolehide (USA)
3. Moyuka Uchijima (JPN) vs. Eva Lys (GER)
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