Auckland Open: Kenin makes second round
Sofia Kenin won against Wang Xinyu 7-6 (5), 6-1 on Monday and will play Dane Clara Tauson, the No 5 seed, in the next round
American Sofia Kenin reached the second round of the Auckland Open by winning against Chinese Wang Xiyu 7-6 (5), 6-1 at the ASB Tennis Arena on Monday.
Kenin, ranked No 81, will play Dane Clara Tauson, the No 5 seed, next.
Auckland WTA 250, other first-round results (ASB Tennis Arena, hard, USD 275.094, most recent results first):
- Alycia Parks vs. Amanda Anisimova
- Robin Montgomery vs. Mai Hontama
- Vivian Yang vs. Jodie Burrage
- Greet Minnen vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
- Madison Keys vs. Lucia Bronzetti
- Hailey Baptiste vs. Renata Jamrichova
- Jaqueline Cristian beat Yuliia Starodubtseva: 6-3, 2-0 ret.
- Katie Volynets (8) beat Erika Andreeva: 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2
- Ann Li beat Sloane Stephens: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
- Julia Grabher beat Leyre Romero Gormaz (Q): 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7)
- Naomi Osaka (7) beat Lina Glushko (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Bernarda Pera beat Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (Q): 6-2, 7-5
- Rebecca Marino beat Lulu Sun (4): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Nao Hibino (Q) beat Jule Niemeier: 6-3, 6-4
- Clara Tauson beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-2, 6-3
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