Italian Open: Collins wins again to move into last 16

American Danielle Collins, the No 13 seed, moved into the last 16 of the Italian Open by defeating Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the No 22 seed, 6-3, 6-3 at the Foro Italico in Roma on Sunday evening.

Collins, ranked No 15, will face Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu next. This is the American’s first time in the last 16 in Rome.

The 30-year-old, who has announced that she will retire at the end of the season, has now won 17 of her last 19 matches, with her only losses in that span coming to world No 1 Iga Swiatek and world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka.

In the previous round of the Rome tournament, the American benefited from the abandonment of Russian Anna Blinkova (6-4, 0-0).

Garcia, ranked No 23, won against Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto (6-2, 7-6 (5)) in the previous round of the Rome tournament.

Roma WTA 1000, other 32 results (Foro Italico, clay, USD 5.509.771, most recent results first):

• Elina Svitolina (16) beat Anna Kalinskaya (23): 6-3, 6-3
• Victoria Azarenka (24) beat Mayar Sherif: 6-2, 6-7 (6), 6-3
• Jelena Ostapenko (9) beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
• Aryna Sabalenka (2) beat Dayana Yastremska (32): 6-4, 6-2
• Rebecca Sramkova (Q) beat Sofia Kenin: 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
• Irina-Camelia Begu beat Elise Mertens (27): 6-2, 6-0
• Maria Sakkari (5) beat Anhelina Kalinina (30): 7-6 (4), 6-0
• Coco Gauff (3) beat Jaqueline Cristian (LL): 6-1, 0-6, 6-3
• Sorana Cirstea (28) beat Marketa Vondrousova (6): 7-6 (1), 6-3
• Madison Keys (18) beat Beatriz Haddad Maia (12): 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
• Qinwen Zheng (7) beat Linda Noskova (29): 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
• Naomi Osaka beat Daria Kasatkina (10): 6-3, 6-3
• Angelique Kerber beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (4)
• Paula Badosa beat Diana Shnaider: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-3, 6-4