Paulini won the WTA Rome final in the early hours of this morning, and Gauff was runner-up and moved up to second place, as detailed below.

WTA1000 Rome final, No. 6 seed Paulini defeated No. 4 seed Gauff 6-4 6-2 to become the first Italian to win the singles title in nearly 40 years, and also won the second singles title of her career. With a strong home performance, she will move up to fourth in the world rankings next week.

Gauff moved up to second in singles, Swiatek to fifth, and Zheng to eighth. In the French Open that started on 5.25, Zheng Qinwen as the eighth seed and Sabalenka as the first seed may face each other in the quarterfinals.