Jessica Pegula coasts to victory in Rome opener

(Photo credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images) On a day where many seeded competitors were upset, No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula faced minimal resistance in her Italian Open opener Friday, coasting to a 6-4, 6-0 defeat of Turkey's Zeynep Sonmez in Rome. Pegula, who lost her second match in her last tournament at Madrid, was clinical in this match, facing just one break point while converting 4 of 7 on Sonmez's serve.<

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