Austin Open: Stephens advances to second round
Sloane Stephens won against Taylor Townsend 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday night. She’ll face qualifier Heather Watson in the next round
No 5 seed Sloane Stephens defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the Austin Open at the Westwood Country Club on Tuesday night.
Stephens, ranked No 51, will face qualifier Heather Watson 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
- Dayana Yastremska vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam: tuesday
- Marta Kostyuk (8) beat Dalma Galfi: 7-5, 6-1
- Varvara Gracheva beat Magda Linette (1): 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- 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)
- Robin Montgomery vs. Coco Vandeweghe
- Heather Watson 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
