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Sign upZeynep Sonmez vs Jennifer Ruggeri — R128 — Italian Open
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Italian OpenRound of 128
·Masters·ClayCompleted
May 5, 2026·02:55 PM·2h 6m·Rome
Zeynep Sonmez defeated Jennifer Ruggeri 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 — Italian Open 2026 R128.
Zeynep Sonmez and Jennifer Ruggeri: Zeynep Sonmez leads 1–0 across 1 recorded meeting.
Zeynep Sonmez lost the first set 6-4, then changed the match on return — converting 6 of 8 break points (75%) to Ruggeri's 3 of 6, and surrendering just four games across the final two sets. The serve tightened too: 76% first-serve percentage and 66% of those points won, versus 53% for Jennifer Ruggeri, who coughed up nine double faults and saved only 2 of 8 break points. In their first meeting, and first on clay, Sonmez took 16 of 26 games to advance at the Italian Open.