Overview

• Laura Siegemund turned a qualifying defeat into a third-round berth at the Rome Masters after entering the main draw as a Lucky Loser.
• She defeated Italy's Lucia Bronzetti 6:2, 6:2 in the second round, marking her first main-draw victory since the Australian Open in January.
• Siegemund's post-match interview in fluent Italian, a nod to her Italian husband Antonio Zucca, endeared her to the local crowd.
• She is set to face Jelena Ostapenko, the recent Stuttgart champion, in the third round as part of her French Open preparations.
• Eva Lys, the only other German in the main draw, faces a challenging second-round match against Jelena Rybakina.