Auckland Open: Pera makes second round

American Bernarda Pera won against Andorran qualifier Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the second round of the Auckland Open at the ASB Tennis Arena on Monday.

Pera, ranked No 71, will face Canadian Rebecca Marino 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. Emma Raducanu
• Vivian Yang vs. Elise Mertens
• Greet Minnen vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Hailey Baptiste vs. Renata Jamrichova
• Madison Keys vs. Lucia Bronzetti
• Sofia Kenin vs. Xiyu Wang
• Yuliia Starodubtseva vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• 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
• Rebecca Marino beat Lulu Sun (4): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
• Nao Hibino (Q) beat Jule Niemeier: 6-3, 6-4
• Clara Tauson (5) beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-2, 6-3

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