Hong Kong Open: Blinkova books spot in second round, faces Hon next

Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 5 seed, moved into the second round of the Hong Kong Open when Kazakh Yulia Putintseva retired on Tuesday.

Blinkova, ranked No 37, led 6-4, 2-6, 5-1 when Putintseva, ranked No 68, pulled out.

The Russian will face Australian Priscilla Hon next.

Hong Kong WTA 250, other first-round results:

• Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
• Daria Saville vs. Elise Mertens
• Sofya Lansere vs. Hong Yi Cody Wong
• Anna Danilina vs. Magdalena Frech
• Ho Ching Wu vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
• Alina Korneeva vs. Valeria Savinykh
• Xinyu Wang vs. Elina Avanesyan
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Jana Fett
• Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Peyton Stearns: tuesday
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Leylah Fernandez: tuesday
• Martina Trevisan (6) beat Cristina Bucsa: 7-5, 6-2
• Priscilla Hon beat Eudice Wong Chong (WC): 7-5, 7-5
• Kamilla Rakhimova beat Varvara Gracheva (8): 6-3, 6-2
• Mirra Andreeva beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-4, 6-3
• Katerina Siniakova beat Xiyu Wang: 6-4, 7-6 (7)