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All eight round-of-16 matches are on the docket on this Monday.
And even the players who are unseeded are an illustrious group. They include former Roland Garros camp Jelena Ostapenko, a resurgent former No. 1 Karolina Pliskova.
But the match to watch is the one pitting Iga Swiatek against Naomi Osaka. Multiple Slam champions, both.
And another battle of American youngsters with the rising Iva Jovic against the “veteran” Coco Gauff.
Not a bad one in the bunch.
(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 5 – 17, 2026
Prize Money: €7,228,080
Draws: S96 – D32
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Campo Centrale (11 a.m. start – 5 a.m. EDT)
1. [13] Linda Noskova (CZE) vs. [26] Sorana Cirstea (ROU)
2. [3] Coco Gauff (USA) vs. [16] Iva Jovic (USA) (not before 12:30 p.m.)
5. [2] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) vs. Karolina Pliskova (CZE) (not before 8:30 p.m.)
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BNP Paribas Arena
3. [7] Elina Svitolina (UKR) vs. [LL] Nikola Bartunkova (CZE) (not before 3 p.m.)
5. [4] Iga Swiatek (POL) vs. [15] Naomi Osaka (JPN) (not before 6 p.m.)
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Supertennis Arena
3. [8] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) vs. [21] Elise Mertens (BLE)
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Pietrangeli
2. [22] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) vs. Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) (not before 1 p.m.)
4. [5] Jessica Pegula (USA) vs. [Q] Anastasia Potapova (RUS)
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