Charleston Open: Gracheva moves into second round

French qualifier Varvara Gracheva reached the second round of the Charleston Open by beating American wildcard Clervie Ngounoue 6-2, 6-1 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Monday.

Gracheva, ranked No 100, will face No 11 seed Elise Mertens next.

Charleston WTA 500, other first-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 922.573, most recent results first):

• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Gabriela Lee
• Danielle Collins vs. Paula Badosa
• Caroline Dolehide vs. Kayla Day
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Ana Bogdan
• Magdalena Frech vs. Sloane Stephens
• Arina Rodionova vs. Astra Sharma
• Taylor Townsend vs. Sofia Kenin
• Shelby Rogers (WC) beat Claire Liu (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Katie Volynets (Q) beat Arantxa Rus: 6-2, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6)
• Amanda Anisimova beat Alize Cornet: 6-3, 6-0
• Jaqueline Cristian beat Sachia Vickery (Q): 6-1, 6-4
• Caroline Wozniacki (WC) beat Mccartney Kessler (LL): 6-0, 6-1
• Daria Saville (Q) beat Tamara Korpatsch: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
• Viktoriya Tomova beat Mayar Sherif: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
• Magda Linette beat Petra Martic: 6-3, 6-4