Guangzhou Open: Wildcard Zhang beats Rakhimova to book spot in second round
Shuai Zhang won against Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon and will play American Bernarda Pera in the next round
Shuai Zhang, Beijing 2024
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Chinese wildcard Shuai Zhang beat Russian Kamilla Rakhimova, the No 8 seed, 6-2, 6-1 to reach the second round of the Guangzhou Open at the Nansha International Tennis Center.
Zhang, ranked No 237, will face American Bernarda Pera next.
Guangzhou WTA 250, other first-round results (Nansha International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Yue Yuan (3) beat Greet Minnen: 7-6 (2), 6-1
- Marie Bouzkova (2) beat Suzan Lamens: 6-3, 6-1
- Katerina Siniakova (1) beat Petra Martic (Q): 6-2, 6-1
- Caroline Dolehide (Q) beat Elena Pridankina (LL): 6-2, 6-1
- Alycia Parks (LL) beat Anna Bondar: 6-3, 6-3
- Bernarda Pera beat Alexandra Eala (Q): 6-0, 6-3
- Xiyu Wang beat Arantxa Rus: 6-2, 6-4
- Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Q) beat Ella Seidel (LL): 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (7) beat Jana Fett (Q): 6-4, 6-3
- Han Shi (WC) beat Jessika Ponchet (Q): 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3
- Lucia Bronzetti beat Elina Avanesyan (4): 6-1, 6-4
- 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
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