Grand Est Open: Danilovic reaches second round
Olga Danilovic defeated Varvara Gracheva 6-4, 6-2 on Tuesday and will face the winner of the match between Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva and Italian Sara Errani in the next round
Serb Olga Danilovic moved into the second round of the Grand Est Open by winning against Russian Varvara Gracheva, the second seed, 6-4, 6-2 at Tennis Club de Contrexéville on Tuesday.
Danilovic, ranked No 126, will play the winner of the match between Russian Oksana Selekhmeteva and Italian Sara Errani 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: tuesday
- Oksana Selekhmeteva vs. Sara Errani: tuesday
- Cristina Bucsa beat Maria Lourdes Carle: 6-2, 6-3
- Arantxa Rus (5) 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
