Grand Est Open: Bucsa advances to second round
Cristina Bucsa beat Maria Lourdes Carle 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday. She’ll play Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, the No 5 seed, in the next round
Spaniard Cristina Bucsa beat Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle 6-2, 6-3 to move into the second round of the Grand Est Open at Tennis Club de Contrexéville on Tuesday.
Bucsa, ranked No 131, will play Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, the No 5 seed, next.
Contrexéville WTA 125, other first-round results (Tennis Club de Contrexéville, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Erika Andreeva vs. Oceane Dodin
- Andrea Lazaro Garcia vs. Jessika Ponchet
- Kristina Mladenovic vs. Dalma Galfi
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Bernarda Pera
- Stefanie Voegele vs. Anna Blinkova
- Margaux Rouvroy vs. Alexandra Ignatik
- Olga Danilovic vs. Varvara Gracheva: tuesday
- Oksana Selekhmeteva vs. Sara Errani: tuesday
- Arantxa Rus beat Julie Gervais (WC): 6-0, 6-3
- Anna Bondar (1) beat Laura Pigossi: 6-4, 6-2
- Lena Papadakis (Q) beat Zoe Hives: 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
- Elsa Jacquemot beat Katie Volynets (8): 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
- Camilla Rosatello (Q) beat Fernanda Contreras Gomez: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1)
- Olivia Gadecki beat Audrey Albie (WC): 7-5, 6-3
- Alice Robbe (Q) beat Ylena In-Albon (7): 7-6 (5), 6-4
