Canberra Open: Eala books spot in second round

Filipino qualifier Alexandra Eala reached the second round of the Canberra Open by beating Austrian qualifier Sinja Kraus 6-2, 6-4 at the Canberra Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Eala, ranked No 147, will face the winner of the match between Dutchwoman Arianne Hartono and Hungarian Anna Bondar, the second seed, next.

Canberra WTA 125K Series, other first-round results (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164.000, most recent results first):

• Arianne Hartono vs. Anna Bondar
• Ipek Oz vs. Taylah Preston
• Dalma Galfi vs. Daria Snigur
• Danka Kovinic vs. Sara Saito
• Nina Stojanovic vs. Solana Sierra
• Simona Waltert vs. Darja Semenistaja
• Elsa Jacquemot vs. Emerson Jones
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz vs. Jana Fett
• Mananchaya Sawangkaew (8) beat Ella Seidel: 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Oksana Selekhmeteva (Q) beat Petra Martic (5): 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
• Aoi Ito (7) beat Maria Timofeeva: 6-4, 7-5
• Petra Hule (WC) beat Anastasia Zakharova (3): 6-3, 6-3
• Marina Stakusic (6) beat Antonia Ruzic: 0-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Jil Teichmann: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
• Sijia Wei beat Lizette Cabrera (WC): 6-3, 6-4

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