Hungarian Open: Second seed Tomova upset in first round

Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich advanced to the second round of the Hungarian Open by edging out Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, the second seed, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 at Római Tennis Academy in Budapest on Monday evening.

Sasnovich, ranked No 134, will face Russian Maria Timofeeva next.

Budapest WTA 250, other first-round matches (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Maria Timofeeva beat Simona Waltert (Q): 7-5, 7-6 (3)
• Sara Sorribes Tormo (4) beat Gergana Topalova (Q): 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova beat Kamilla Rakhimova: 3-6, 6-4, 6-0
• Rebeka Masarova beat Natalia Szabanin (WC): 6-2, 6-3
• Carole Monnet (Q) beat Amarissa Toth (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Suzan Lamens beat Varvara Gracheva (8): 6-3, 6-0
• Elina Avanesyan beat Magdalena Frech (5): 7-6 (5), 6-4
• Olga Danilovic vs. Anna Bondar
• Xiyu Wang vs. Anca Todoni
• Tamara Korpatsch vs. Bernarda Pera
• Ella Seidel vs. Moyuka Uchijima
• Diana Shnaider vs. Fanny Stollar
• Eva Lys vs. Nadia Podoroska
• Rebecca Sramkova vs. Miriam Bulgaru
• Ekaterina Makarova vs. Timea Babos