Hobart International: Navarro edges Burel

American Emma Navarro, the second seed, moved into the second round of the Hobart International by winning against Frenchwoman Clara Burel 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 at the Hobart ’s Domain Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Navarro, ranked No 31, will face Pole qualifier Magdalena Frech next.

Hobart WTA 250, other first-round results (Hobart ’s Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Xinyu Wang (4) beat Olivia Gadecki (WC): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
• Magdalena Frech beat Sara Sorribes Tormo: 0-6, 6-1, 6-4
• Marie Bouzkova (5) beat Viktorija Golubic (Q): 6-2, 6-4
• Yue Yuan (Q) beat Sloane Stephens: 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
• Tatjana Maria (9) beat Nadia Podoroska (LL): 6-1, 4-3 ret.
• Yulia Putintseva (Q) beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
• Sofia Kenin (6) beat Greet Minnen: 6-3, 6-3
• Viktoriya Tomova (LL) beat Martina Trevisan: 6-3, 6-3
• Caroline Dolehide beat Mayar Sherif: 6-1, 6-4
• Lin Zhu (3) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 7-5, 6-1
• Daria Saville (WC) beat Anna Blinkova: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Elise Mertens (1) beat Danielle Collins: 6-2, 6-3
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Q) beat Camila Osorio (Q): 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
• Varvara Gracheva (8) beat Peyton Stearns: 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-5
• Arantxa Rus beat Linda Fruhvirtova (LL): 6-3, 5-7, 6-3