Palermo Open: Bronzetti moves into second round

Italian Lucia Bronzetti advanced to the second round of the Palermo Open by defeating Chinese Xiyu Wang 6-3, 6-3 at A.S.D. Country Time Club in Palerme on Tuesday.

Bronzetti, ranked No 78, will play the winner of the match between Brazilian lucky loser Carolina M. Alves and Russian qualifier Elina Avanesyan next.

Palerme WTA 250, other first-round results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, EUR 203.024, most recent results first):

• Carolina M. Alves vs. Elina Avanesyan : wednesday
• Sara Errani vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto : wednesday
• Lauren Davis vs. Diane Parry : wednesday
• Xinyu Wang vs. Julia Grabher : wednesday
• Lucrezia Stefanini vs. Panna Udvardy : wednesday
• Asia Muhammad vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz : wednesday
• Chloe Paquet vs. Caroline Garcia: tuesday
• Yulia Putintseva (2) beat Jaimee Fourlis (LL): 6-3, 6-1
• Anna Bondar (7) beat Clara Burel: 6-4, 6-4
• Jasmine Paolini beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova: 6-3, 6-1
• Shuai Zhang (3) beat Rebeka Masarova (Q): 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7)
• Leolia Jeanjean (Q) beat Ylena In-Albon: 6-2, 6-4
• Irina-Camelia Begu (6) beat Marina Bassols Ribera (Q): 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
• Oceane Dodin beat Matilde Paoletti (Q): 6-4, 7-5
• Sara Sorribes Tormo (4) beat Ana Bogdan: 2-6, 6-4, 6-2