Andorrà Open: Cornet books spot in second round

Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 8 seed, reached the second round of the Andorrà Open by beating Cagla Buyukakcay 1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 at Polideportivo de Andorra in Andorre on Monday evening.

Cornet, ranked No 118, will face Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz next.

Andorre WTA 125, other first-round results (Polideportivo de Andorra, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva vs. Clara Tauson
• Sarah Iliev vs. Katarzyna Kawa
• Tereza Martincova vs. Jessika Ponchet
• Elsa Jacquemot vs. Rebecca Peterson
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Ella Seidel
• Anastasija Sevastova vs. Irene Burillo Escorihuela
• Berfu Cengiz vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Timea Babos vs. Heather Watson
• Ekaterina Makarova vs. Dayana Yastremska
• Elvina Kalieva vs. Ekaterina Reyngold
• Alina Charaeva (WC) beat Oceane Dodin (3): 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
• Erika Andreeva beat Susan Bandecchi: 6-3, 6-4
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz beat Patricia Maria Tig: 7-5, 6-2
• Celine Naef beat Cristina Bucsa (1): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Marina Bassols Ribera (6) beat Noma Noha Akugue: 6-3, 7-5