Pegula d. Kasatkina

Pegula beat Kasatkina 7-5, 6-3 in the first round at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome. Pegula won 76 of 139 points (55%). Pegula hit 0 aces to 2 and won 77% of points behind the first serve (27/35) against 51% for Kasatkina. Pegula converted 6 of 9 break points and saved 5 of 9 faced; Kasatkina converted 4 of 9. The match was played on clay in Italy.