This week is an important week for all Italian players: it’s the week of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, the biggest tournament that Italy hosts. Sara is unseeded and plays Timea Bacsinszky from Switzerland in the first round. If she wins, she’ll play 5th seed Samanta Stosur in the next round.

In doubles, Sara and Roberta are 3rd seed, and have a bye in the first round.