Charleston Open 125: Masarova beats Rus to book spot in second round

Spaniard Rebeka Masarova advanced to the second round of the Charleston Open 125 by edging out Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, the second seed, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 at the Family Circle Tennis Center.

Masarova, ranked No 96, will play Emina Bektas next.

Charleston WTA 125K Series, other first-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Yanina Wickmayer vs. Sara Errani
• Arina Rodionova vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
• Mai Hontama vs. Yafan Wang
• Erika Andreeva vs. Clara Tauson
• Alize Cornet vs. Marina Bassols Ribera
• Dalayna Hewitt vs. Diana Shnaider
• Nao Hibino vs. Harriet Dart
• Lin Zhu vs. Mccartney Kessler
• Jaqueline Cristian vs. Olivia Gadecki
• Madison Sieg vs. Oceane Dodin
• Martina Trevisan vs. Renata Zarazua
• Tamara Korpatsch vs. Greet Minnen: monday
• Kayla Day vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich: monday
• Kamilla Rakhimova beat Louisa Chirico (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Emina Bektas beat Maria Mateas (WC): 6-1, 4-6, 6-1