Bogota Open: Bjorklund upsets top seed Mertens to reach second round
The Swede will face Slovenian Tamara Zidansek in the next round
May 22, 2022, PARIS, FRANCE: Mirjam Bjorklund of Sweden in action during the first round of the 2022 Roland Garros Grand Slam tennis tournament against Donna Vekic of Croatia || 231628_0087 2022 French Garros grand open PRESS roland slam sport tennis WTA zagency zlast24 zselect ZSPORT ZTENNIS Zuma ZUMAPRESS.com zwire
Sweden’s Mirjam Bjorklund advanced to the second round of the Bogota Open by edging out Belgian Elise Mertens, the top seed, 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (3) at the Country Club Bogota on Tuesday.
Bjorklund, ranked No 133, will face Slovenian Tamara Zidansek next.
Bogota WTA 250, other first-round matches (Country Club Bogota, clay, USD 259,303)
- Sinja Kraus (Q) beat Nadia Podoroska (8): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
- Nuria Brancaccio (Q) beat Despina Papamichail: 6-2, 6-2
- Sara Sorribes Tormo (7) beat Aliona Bolsova: 6-0, 6-4
- Emiliana Arango (WC) beat Harmony Tan (Q): 7-5, 3-1 ret.
- Peyton Stearns beat Rosa Vicens Mas (Q): 6-3, 6-1
- Tatjana Maria (2) beat Katrina Scott: 6-1, 6-4
- Carolina M. Alves (Q) beat Dayana Yastremska: 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2
- Tamara Zidansek beat Reka Luca Jani: 6-0, 6-1
- Carol Zhao beat Maria Lourdes Carle: 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6)
- Francesca Jones beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (3): 7-6 (3), 6-1
- Natalija Stevanovic (Q) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 7-6 (1), 7-5
- Eugenie Bouchard (WC) beat Ylena In-Albon: 6-3, 6-2
- Laura Pigossi (6) beat Antonia Samudio (WC): 6-1, 6-0
- Kamilla Rakhimova (4) beat Raluka Serban: 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Elina Avanesyan vs. Sara Errani
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