Austin Open: Gracheva makes second round
Varvara Gracheva edged out Magda Linette 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 on Tuesday evening and will play Russian Anna Blinkova in the next round
Russian Varvara Gracheva moved into the second round of the Austin Open by edging out Pole Magda Linette, the top seed, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 at the Westwood Country Club on Tuesday evening.
Gracheva, ranked No 88, will play Russian Anna Blinkova next.
Austin WTA 250, other first-round results (Westwood Country Club, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Catherine McNally vs. Ashlyn Krueger
- Magdalena Frech vs. Danielle Collins
- Robin Montgomery vs. Coco Vandeweghe
- Dayana Yastremska vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
- Taylor Townsend vs. Sloane Stephens
- Marta Kostyuk vs. Dalma Galfi: tuesday
- Madison Brengle beat Louisa Chirico (Q): 6-2, 7-6 (3)
- Anna Kalinskaya beat Nao Hibino (LL): 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
- Erika Andreeva (LL) beat Harriet Dart: 7-6 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (3)
- Anastasia Potapova (3) beat Elizabeth Mandlik (WC): 6-2, 6-0
- Peyton Stearns (WC) beat Katie Boulter (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5)
- Heather Watson (Q) beat Danka Kovinic: 7-6 (2), 6-4
- Mirjam Bjorklund (WC) beat Alycia Parks (7): 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
- Anna Blinkova beat Ann Li (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Katie Volynets beat Alison Riske-Amritraj: 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
