Grand Est Open: Papadakis advances to second round
Lena Papadakis won against Zoe Hives 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Monday and will play the winner of the match between Hungarian Anna Bondar, the top seed, and Brazilian Laura Pigossi in the next round
German qualifier Lena Papadakis reached the second round of the Grand Est Open by winning against Australian Zoe Hives 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 at Tennis Club de Contrexéville on Monday afternoon.
Papadakis, ranked No 320, will face the winner of the match between Hungarian Anna Bondar, the top seed, and Brazilian Laura Pigossi 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
- Olga Danilovic vs. Varvara Gracheva
- Margaux Rouvroy vs. Alexandra Ignatik
- Oksana Selekhmeteva vs. Sara Errani
- Cristina Bucsa vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
- Arantxa Rus vs. Julie Gervais
- Anna Bondar vs. Laura Pigossi
- Elsa Jacquemot vs. Katie Volynets: monday
- 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
