Overview
- A tournament statement confirmed a left wrist injury forced Amanda Anisimova out and that Elena‑Gabriela Ruse entered as a lucky loser in her place.
- Anisimova had been the No. 6 seed with a second‑round bye and was set to face Jelena Ostapenko before the official notice arrived about 30 minutes before their match.
- Ruse now takes the slot opposite Ostapenko, a change that affects early‑round paths for both players and the balance of the top half of the women’s draw.
- Anisimova will not drop WTA ranking points for Rome because she did not play the event last year under the tour’s 52‑week points system.
- She is not entered in Strasbourg or Rabat and is expected to target Roland Garros next, where she is defending 240 points after earlier wrist‑related withdrawals from Charleston and Madrid and as Rome sees a spate of exits including Marta Kostyuk and Emma Raducanu.