WTA Rome: Kvitova won her first comeback victory, and Wang Xiyu missed the main event

On May 6, local time, the women's singles main draw of the 2025 WTA1000 Rome Station kicked off. Two-time Wimbledon women's singles champion Kvitova, who made a comeback in February, won her first comeback victory with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Romanian veteran Begu.

Kvitova infographic

Since her comeback in February, Kvitova has lost in the first round of all four tournaments she has competed in, and her first-round opponent in Rome is Begu, who has met seven times before, with Kvitova holding the lead 6-1. In this match, after the two sides tightened the score in the first set and broke three consecutive breaks at the end of the set, Kvitova held her second serve to win the set and take the next set 7-5. In the second set, Kvitova, who was getting smoother and smoother, completely controlled the initiative of the match, and finally allowed her opponent to complete only one hold to seal the victory 6-1.

After 35 points, Kvitova has risen 229 places to around 600 in the immediate rankings, and she will face her old rival Abdul-Jabbar across the net in the next round. China's Wang Xiyu lost 2-6, 2-6 to Ruth in the final round of qualifying.

Results of other races

Bosas 6-3/5-7/7-6(3) Ang Lee

Christian 6-2, 6-0 Parkes

Schramkova 6-3, 6-3 Kessler

Qatar 4-6/6-3/6-4 Biel

Bronzetti 6-3, 6-4 Sevastova

Stearns 6-3, 6-2 Blancacho[W]

Lulu Sun 3-6/6-1/6-3 Penedo[W]

Lamens 6-1, 1-6, 6-1 Zarazouha

Bouzkova 6-2, 7-5 Sherriff

Today, the first round of the WTA/ATP Rome singles tournament will be in full swing, with five Grand Slam champions – Azarenka, Naomi Osaka, Andreescu, Raducanu and Vondrousova – in the first round. On the Chinese side, Wang Xinyu will take on Vondrousova in the opening match on Court 2, while Buyun Chaokert will face local player Dardry in the final match on Centre Court. All stadium matches will kick off at 17:00 GMT.

(Text, editor: Dato, photo: Visual China)