On Friday, May 9, second-round matches were held at the WTA 1000 tournament taking place in Rome.
Here are the results of some of the day`s notable encounters:
Magda Linette (Poland) def. Maria Sakkari (Greece) 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
Clara Tauson (Denmark) def. Katie Volynets (USA) 7-5, 4-1 retired
Linda Noskova (Czech Republic) def. Sonay Kartal (Great Britain) 6-4, 6-2
Leylah Fernandez (Canada) def. Antonia Ruzic (Croatia) 6-4, 6-0
Bianca Andreescu (Canada) def. Donna Vekic (Croatia) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
Rupert Hartwell 
Adrian Whitmore