Grand Est Open: Rus makes second round
Arantxa Rus defeated Julie Gervais 6-0, 6-3 on Tuesday and will face the winner of the match between Spaniard Cristina Bucsa and Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle in the next round
Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, the No 5 seed, defeated French wildcard Julie Gervais 6-0, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Grand Est Open at Tennis Club de Contrexéville on Tuesday.
Rus, ranked No 86, will play the winner of the match between Spaniard Cristina Bucsa and Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle 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: tuesday
- 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
