In her Rome opener, defending champion Jasmine Paolini battled for nearly 3 hours to overcome Leolia Jeanjean 6-7 [4:7], 6-2, 6-4.

Anna Kalinskaya was pushed to the absolute limit, saving a staggering 9 match points against Katerina Siniakova before clinching a 4-6, 7-6 [7:4], 7-5 victory after 3h29min of play.