Hobart International 1: Paolini advances to second round

Italian Jasmine Paolini moved into the second round of the Hobart International 1 by defeating Romanian Patricia Maria Tig 6-3, 6-1 at the Domain Tennis Centre on Monday.

Paolini, ranked No 62, will play the winner of the match between Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 3 seed, next.

Hobart WTA 250, other first-round results (Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Alison Van Uytvanck vs. Magda Linette
• Maryna Zanevska vs. Elise Mertens
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Anna Blinkova
• Lin Zhu vs. Sofia Kenin
• Bernarda Pera vs. Madison Brengle
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Ysaline Bonaventure
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Alize Cornet
• Claire Liu vs. Yulia Putintseva
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz vs. Mayar Sherif
• Xinyu Wang (LL) beat Olivia Gadecki (WC): 6-4, 7-5
• Marie Bouzkova (1) beat Jaqueline Cristian: 7-6 (2), 6-3
• Tatjana Maria beat Talia Gibson (WC): 6-3, 6-2
• Lauren Davis (Q) beat Sloane Stephens (4): 6-2, 6-2
• Anhelina Kalinina (5) beat Rebecca Marino: 6-2, 6-1
• Laura Siegemund beat Tereza Martincova (Q): 5-7, 6-1, 6-2