Guangzhou Open: Bronzetti upsets fourth seed Avanesyan in first round

Italian Lucia Bronzetti reached the second round of the Guangzhou Open by winning against Armenian Elina Avanesyan, the No 4 seed, 6-1, 6-4 at the Nansha International Tennis Center on Tuesday.

Bronzetti, ranked No 84, will face Romanian Jaqueline Cristian next.

Guangzhou WTA 250, other first-round matches (Nansha International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267,082):

• Diane Parry (5) beat Emina Bektas (LL): 6-3, 6-2
• Jaqueline Cristian beat Viktorija Golubic: 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
• Olga Danilovic beat Erika Andreeva: 6-4, 6-4
• Sijia Wei (WC) beat Rebecca Sramkova (6): 6-1, 6-4
• Shuai Zhang vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
• Suzan Lamens vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Harriet Dart vs. Caroline Dolehide
• Yue Yuan vs. Greet Minnen
• Alexandra Eala vs. Bernarda Pera
• Anna Bondar vs. Alycia Parks
• Katerina Siniakova vs. Petra Martic
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Jana Fett
• Xiyu Wang vs. Arantxa Rus
• Ella Seidel vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew
• Han Shi vs. Jessika Ponchet