The prestigious WTA 1000 clay-court event in Rome, Italy, enters its fourth day of competition on May 8, featuring a full slate of second-round singles matches. The tournament, a key stop on the road to Roland Garros, will see top seeds and fan favorites take to the courts throughout the day.
The action begins at 12:00 Moscow time with four simultaneous matches. Among them, world No. 4 Iga Swiatek of Poland faces American Katie McNally. Also at this time, Russia's Diana Schneider, seeded 19th, plays Australia's Talia Gibson, while 20th-seeded Russian Ludmilla Samsonova meets American Ann Li. China's Wang Xinyu, the 31st seed, takes on Alexandra Eala of the Philippines.
The schedule continues at 13:30 Moscow time with American 17th seed Madison Keys against compatriot Peyton Stearns. A notable clash follows at 14:00 as former champion Naomi Osaka of Japan, seeded 15th, faces Germany's Eva Lys. At 15:00, American fifth seed Jessica Pegula plays Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez, and Russian 14th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova meets Germany's Laura Siegemund.
The afternoon session features several intriguing encounters. At 15:30, Italian wildcard Tyra Caterina Grant challenges Canadian 10th seed Victoria Mboko. Later, at 16:30, Canadian 25th seed Leylah Fernandez plays Switzerland's Rebeka Masarova, a qualifier. Another qualifier, Switzerland's Simona Waltert, faces American 32nd seed Hailey Baptiste at the same time.
The evening schedule is highlighted by a blockbuster match at 17:00 Moscow time between Greek star Maria Sakkari and second-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan. This is followed at 18:00 by two matches: Czech player Karolina Pliskova, using a special ranking, against Romania's Jaqueline Cristian, and Ukrainian seventh seed Elina Svitolina versus Italian qualifier Noemi Basiletti.
The day's final match is set for 20:00 Moscow time, featuring American 28th seed Emma Navarro against Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto. The packed schedule promises a day of high-stakes tennis as players battle for a spot in the third round of this major clay-court tournament.
Based on reporting from Чемпионат.com.