Tampico Open: Rakhimova makes second round
Kamilla Rakhimova defeated Raluka Serban 6-0, 6-2 on Tuesday night and will play Katarina Kozarov in the next round
Russian Kamilla Rakhimova, the No 5 seed, advanced to the second round of the Tampico Open by winning against Cypriot Raluka Serban 6-0, 6-2 at the Centro Libanés Mexicano de Tampico on Tuesday night.
Rakhimova, ranked No 89, will play Katarina Kozarov next.
Tampico WTA 125, other first-round results (Centro Libanés Mexicano de Tampico, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Whitney Osuigwe
- Jana Kolodynska vs. Varvara Lepchenko: wednesday
- Panna Udvardy vs. Jessica Hinojosa Gomez: wednesday
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Ashley Lahey: wednesday
- Emina Bektas (6) beat Renata Zarazua: 6-2, 6-4
- Katarina Kozarov beat Carole Monnet: 6-2, 6-3
- Emiliana Arango (8) beat Daniela Martinez Guerrero (Q): 6-0, 6-0
- Katie Volynets (7) beat Ana Sofia Sanchez (WC): 6-1, 6-2
- Anastasia Tikhonova beat Daniela Schekaiban (LL): 6-0, 6-0
- Fernanda Contreras Gomez (WC) beat Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva: 6-2, 7-5
- Ann Li beat Heather Watson: 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Anna Kalinskaya (4) beat Jessie Aney (Q): 6-1, 6-1
- Hailey Baptiste beat Katrina Scott: 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-4
- Elizabeth Mandlik beat Peyton Stearns (2): 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Victoria Rodriguez (WC) beat Alina Zolotareva (LL): 6-3, 6-2