Swiatek, Gauff and Osaka win in Rome

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Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka all made it through comfortably to the last 32 of the Italian open in Rome.

Poland’s world number one Swiatek, who is aiming to win the title in Rome for a third time, dominated American Bernarda Pera on the way to a 6-0 6-2 win in 1 hour and 17 minutes.

American Gauff was a 6-3 6-3 winner against Poland’s Magdalena Frech in 1 hour and 28 minutes.

Japan’s Osaka completed a 6-3 6-2 win against world number 20 Marta Kostyuk, of Ukraine.

The straightforward rain-interrupted win in 1 hour and 11 minutes gave Osaka her first career victory against a top 20 player on clay.She will face world number 11 Daria Kasatkina in the third round.