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ROME – Two players returning from injury with a protected ranking get the Center Court on Tuesday.

But while Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova meets 35-year-old Italian wild card Sara Errani, Svitolina finds herself against a fellow Ukrainian who also has been very vocal about the war, and all its ramifications.

This was not easy for either of them.

We’re liking the all-qualifier matchup between Taylor Townsend and Ysaline Bonaventure as well – a lefty-lefty thing. Townsend advances to play Jessica Pegula.

ATP Roma – Wednesday, May 10, 2023 final results

(Rome is six hours ahead of EDT).

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Internazionali BNL d’Italia
Location: Rome, Italy (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Category: WTA 1000
Dates: May 9 – 20, 2023
Prize money: $3,572,618
Draws: S96 – D32

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Final results
Singles, first round

Paula Badosa (ESP) def [Q] Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 46 62 76 (3)
[Q] Anna Bondar (HUN) def Tatjana Maria (GER) 64 61
Sorana Cirstea (ROU) def. Katie Volynets (USA) 26 63 64
Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) def Lauren Davis (USA) 63 60
Alizé Cornet (FRA) def. [Q] Tereza Martincova (CZE) 76 (2) 64
[PR] Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def. [WC] Sara Errani (ITA) 61 61
Lesia Tsurenko (UKR) def [PR] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 64 63
[Q] Magdalena Frech (POL) def [WC] Matilde Paoletti (ITA) 46 62 75
Camila Giorgi (ITA) def. [Q] Arantxa Rus (NED) 46 62 63
Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) def [Q] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 64 62
Danka Kovinic (MNE) def Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 63 36 63
Claire Liu (USA) def. [WC] Camille Rosatello (ITA) 67 (9) 62 62
Karolina Muchova (CZE) def [LL] Kamilla Rakhimova (RUS) 64 75
[Q] Camila Osorio (COL) def Varvara Gracheva (RUS) 76 (4) 16 76 (4)
Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) def [Q] Viktoriya Tomova (BUL) 67 (5) 76 (3) 60
[Q] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) def Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 61 60
Sloane Stephens (USA) def. [PR] Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 64 61

Court 4

1. Ana Bogdan (ROU) def. [Q] Nao Hibino (JPN) 75 60
2. [Q] Taylor Townsend (USA) def. [Q] Ysaline Bonaventure (BEL) 46 61 75
5. Julia Grabher (AUT) def [WC] Nuria Brancaccio (ITA) 64 36 62