Hong Kong Open: Rakhimova moves into second round

Russian Kamilla Rakhimova moved into the second round of the Hong Kong Open by winning against Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, the No 8 seed, 6-3, 6-2 on Tuesday.

Rakhimova, ranked No 81, will face Katerina Siniakova next.

Hong Kong WTA 250, other first-round results, most recent results first):

• 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
• Victoria Azarenka vs. Leylah Fernandez
• Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs. Jana Fett
• Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Peyton Stearns
• Martina Trevisan vs. Cristina Bucsa
• Yulia Putintseva vs. Anna Blinkova
• Priscilla Hon vs. Eudice Wong Chong: tuesday
• Mirra Andreeva beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-4, 6-3
• Katerina Siniakova beat Xiyu Wang: 6-4, 7-6 (7)