There were to be no upsets at the Italian Open, with Elena Rybakina, Naomi Osaka, Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula into the third round.
Jasmine Paolini suffered an early exit at the Stuttgart Open, at the hands of qualifier Zeynep Sonmez.
Aryna Sabalenka has reached the showpiece in each of the last three years at the Australian Open, and she started on the front foot in 2026.
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