Roland-Garros: Kudermetova advances to second round

Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 29 seed, won against Chinese qualifier Lin Zhu 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to move into the second round of Roland-Garros in Paris on Monday evening.

Kudermetova, ranked No 29, will play the winner of the next match between Serb qualifier Aleksandra Krunic and Russian Kamilla Rakhimova next.

Zhu, ranked No 99, defeated Australian Storm Sanders (6-4, 6-4), Russian Natalia Vikhlyantseva (6-1, 6-2) and Slovak Viktoria Kuzmova (7-5, 6-3) to reach the main draw of the French Open.

Paris (Grand Slam): Other first-round results (Stade Roland-Garros, clay, EUR 43.600.000, most recent results first):

• Ajla Tomljanovic beat Anett Kontaveit (5): 7-6 [5], 7-5
• Emma Raducanu (12) beat Linda Noskova (Q): 6-7 [4], 7-5, 6-1
• Leolia Jeanjean (WC) beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz: 6-4, 6-3
• Elsa Jacquemot (WC) beat Heather Watson: 6-3, 6-3
• Danka Kovinic beat Liudmila Samsonova (25): 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
• Diane Parry beat Barbora Krejcikova (2): 1-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Alison Riske beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-3, 6-3
• Iga Swiatek (1) beat Lesia Tsurenko (Q): 6-2, 6-0
• Daria Saville (WC) beat Valentini Grammatikopoulou (Q): 6-1, 6-2
• Andrea Petkovic beat Oceane Dodin: 6-4, 6-2
• Victoria Azarenka (15) beat Ana Bogdan: 6-7 [7], 7-6 [1], 6-2
• Amanda Anisimova (27) beat Naomi Osaka: 7-5, 6-4
• Bianca Andreescu beat Ysaline Bonaventure: 3-6, 7-5, 6-0
• Petra Kvitova (32) beat Anna Bondar: 7-6 [7], 6-1
• Martina Trevisan beat Harriet Dart: 6-0, 6-2
• Qinwen Zheng beat Maryna Zanevska: 6-3, 6-1
• Marie Bouzkova beat Anastasia Gasanova (LL): 6-2, 6-1
• Leylah Fernandez (17) beat Kristina Mladenovic: 6-0, 7-5
• Donna Vekic (Q) beat Mirjam Bjorklund (Q): 7-6 [6], 6-2
• Belinda Bencic (14) beat Reka-Luca Jani (LL): 6-1, 6-1
• Cori Coco Gauff (18) beat Rebecca Marino (Q): 7-5, 6-0
• Elise Mertens (31) beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse: 6-3, 6-1
• Maria Sakkari (4) beat Clara Burel: 6-2, 6-3
• Alison Van Uytvanck beat Ann Li: 3-6, 2-3 ab.
• Varvara Gracheva beat Astra Sharma: 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
• Olga Danilovic (Q) beat Dalma Galfi: 3-6, 7-6 [4], 6-2
• Jil Teichmann (23) beat Bernarda Pera: 6-2, 6-1
• Katerina Siniakova beat Petra Martic: 6-4, 7-6 [6]
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Xinyu Wang: 6-4, 6-1
• Kaia Kanepi beat Garbine Muguruza (10): 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Karolina Muchova beat Carole Monnet (WC): 6-3, 6-3
• Maria Camila Osorio Serrano beat Harmony Tan (WC): 6-4, 6-3
• Sloane Stephens beat Jule Niemeier (Q): 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
• Sorana Cirstea (26) beat Tatjana Maria: 6-3, 6-3
• Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Cristina Bucsa (Q): 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
• Magda Linette beat Ons Jabeur (6): 3-6, 7-6 [4], 7-5