Hamburg Open: Ignatik into second round

Romanian qualifier Alexandra Ignatik reached the second round of the Hamburg Open by winning against Japanese qualifier Nao Hibino 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 at Am Rothenbaum in Hambourg on Monday afternoon. Ignatik, ranked No 172, will face Belgian Maryna Zanevska, the No 7 seed, next.

Hambourg WTA 250, other first-round matches (Am Rothenbaum, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):

• Joanne Zuger vs. Jule Niemeier
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs. Bernarda Pera
• Aleksandra Krunic vs. Sabine Lisicki
• Anett Kontaveit vs. Irina Bara
• Nastasja Schunk vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
• Tamara Korpatsch vs. Andrea Petkovic
• Maria Lourdes Carle vs. Eva Lys: monday
• Barbora Krejcikova (3) beat Suzan Lamens (LL): 6-2, 6-4
• Rebecca Peterson beat Kateryna Baindl (LL): 6-3, 6-0
• Anastasia Potapova beat Varvara Gracheva (6): 7-5, 6-3
• Magdalena Frech beat Anna Kalinskaya: 6-1 ret.
• Misaki Doi beat Oksana Selekhmeteva (Q): 7-6 (10), 6-0
• Maryna Zanevska beat Viktoriya Tomova: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Katerina Siniakova beat Daria Kasatkina (2): 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
• Laura Pigossi beat Reka-Luca Jani: 1-6, 6-3, 6-4