Guangzhou Open: Fifth seed Parry through to second round

Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 5 seed, defeated American lucky loser Emina Bektas 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Guangzhou Open on Tuesday.

Parry, ranked No 50, will play Serb Olga Danilovic next at the Nansha International Tennis Center.

Guangzhou WTA 250, other first-round matches (Nansha International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267,082):

• Jaqueline Cristian beat Viktorija Golubic: 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
• Olga Danilovic beat Erika Andreeva: 6-4, 6-4
• Sijia Wei (WC) beat Rebecca Sramkova (6): 6-1, 6-4
• Shuai Zhang vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
• Suzan Lamens vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Harriet Dart vs. Caroline Dolehide
• Yue Yuan vs. Greet Minnen
• Alexandra Eala vs. Bernarda Pera
• Anna Bondar vs. Alycia Parks
• Katerina Siniakova vs. Petra Martic
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Jana Fett
• Xiyu Wang vs. Arantxa Rus
• Ella Seidel vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew
• Han Shi vs. Jessika Ponchet
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Elina Avanesyan

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