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Patna : World N0 52 in WTA rankings Donna Vekic, 21, Croatia, upset World N0 23 in WTA rankings Carla Suarez Navarro, 29, Spain, 6-1, 6-2, in the first round of Italian Open on May 14, 2018. World 21 Naomi Osaka, 20, Japan, defeated Victoria Azarenka, 28, Belarus, 6-0, 6-3, in the first round of the event.

Azarenka had won the Australian Open singles title in 2012 and 2013. She had also reached the final of US open in 2012 and 2013 besides reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2011 and 2012.

World No 14 Madison Keys, 23, US, the 13th seed, defeated World No 29 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 26, Russia, 6-4, 6-1, to enter the second round of Italian Open.

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