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ROME – With the seeds coming into play today, some really intriguing matches on the women’s side, as the second round begins.

You’re got Jessica Pegula against Taylor Townsend, who has played really well this week in getting through qualifying and her first round. And played even better in pulling off a huge upset.

There’s Azarenka-Stephens.

There’s Gauff-Putintseva (Okay, maybe not that one so much, as it turns out).

And then there was Kenin against Sabalenka – the Madrid champion. Off the radar for quite awhile now, but showing signs here and there of getting back to the top level, Kenin takes her in straight sets.

ATP Roma – Thursday, May 11, 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

Thursday, May 11, 2023
Final results

Singles, second round

Upsets

[PR] Sofia Kenin (USA) def [2] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 76 (4) 62
[Q] Taylor Townsend (USA) def [3] Jessica Pegula (USA) 62 36 63
[Q] Anna Bondar (HUN) def [13] Karolina Pliskova (CZE) 76 (5) 62
[Q] Camila Osorio (COL) def [29] Petra Martic (CRO) 64 62
Wang Xiyu (CHN) def [31] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 64 75

Seeds advancing

[5] Caroline Garcia (FRA) def Ana Bogdan (ROU) 64 36 75
[6] Coco Gauff (USA) def. Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 60 61
[11] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) def Nuria Parrizas Diaz (ESP) 75 62
[12] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) def. [Q] Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) 62 63
[14] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Sloane Stephens (USA) 64 63
[17] Magda Linette (POL) def. Linda Noskova (CZE) 76 (4) 61
[19] Madison Keys (USA) def. [Q] Magdalena Frech (POL) 63 62
[22] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) def Alizé Cornet (FRA) 63 76 (2)
[23] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA)64 64
[27] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def. Caty McNally (USA) 64 63
[30] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 62 62

Doubles, first round

Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Miyu Kato (JPN) def [8] Xu Yifan / Yang ZHaoxuan (CHN) 63 75

[4] Storm Hunter (AUS) / Elise Mertens (BEL) def Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) / Alicja Rosolska (BEL) 60 67 (6) [10-4]
[6] Shuko Aoyama / Ena Shibahara (JPN) def. Alexa Guarachi (CHI) / Erin Routliffe (NZL) 63 64