Hamburg Open: Frech advances to second round
Magdalena Frech benefited from the abandonment of Anna Kalinskaya (6-1) on Monday and will play the winner of the match between Czech Barbora Krejcikova, the No 3 seed, and Dutch lucky loser Suzan Lamens in the next round
Pole Magdalena Frech advanced to the second round of the Hamburg Open when Russian Anna Kalinskaya retired at Am Rothenbaum in Hambourg on Monday.
Frech, ranked No 84, led 6-1 when Kalinskaya, ranked No 70, pulled out at Am Rothenbaum in Hambourg on Monday.
The Pole will play the winner of the match between Czech Barbora Krejcikova, the No 3 seed, and Dutch lucky loser Suzan Lamens next.
Hambourg WTA 250, other first-round results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Joanne Zuger vs. Jule Niemeier
- Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs. Bernarda Pera
- Aleksandra Krunic vs. Sabine Lisicki
- Anett Kontaveit vs. Irina Bara
- Nastasja Schunk vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- Tamara Korpatsch vs. Andrea Petkovic
- Maria Lourdes Carle vs. Eva Lys
- Alexandra Ignatik vs. Nao Hibino
- Barbora Krejcikova vs. Suzan Lamens
- Kateryna Baindl vs. Rebecca Peterson
- Anastasia Potapova vs. Varvara Gracheva: monday
- Misaki Doi vs. Oksana Selekhmeteva: monday
- Maryna Zanevska (7) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Katerina Siniakova beat Daria Kasatkina (2): 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
- Laura Pigossi beat Reka-Luca Jani: 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
