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The women are already into the third round. And Coco Gauff found herself in another pickle she was able extricate herself from – it seems as though she has to do far too much of that, for her talent level.

Looking out for Zheng v Ostapenko, and also an all-American clash between Iva Jovic and Taylor Townsend.

(Rome is six hours ahead of EDT)

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Internazionali BNL d’Italia 
Location: Rome, Italy
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates:  May 5 – 17, 2026
Prize Money: €7,228,080

Draws: S96 – D32

Saturday, May 9, 2026
Results
Singles, third round

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Campo Centrale 

2. [21] Elise Mertens (BEL) def [9] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) 46 76 (5) 63

3. [1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) vs. [26] Sorana Cirstea (ROU)

5. [12] Belinda Bencic (SUI) vs. [22] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) (not before 8:30 p.m.)

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BNP Paribas Arena

1. [3] Coco Gauff (USA) def. Sorana Sierra (ARG) 57 60 64

4. [8] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) vs. VIktorija Golubic (SUI) (not before 5 p.m.)

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Pietrangeli

3. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 46 64 64

5. [16] Iva Jovic (USA) vs. [Q] Taylor Townsend (USA)

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Court 1

1. [13] Linda Noskova (CZE) def. Oleksandra Oliynykova (UKR) 61 63

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