Jasmin Open: Starodubtseva advances to second round
Yulia Starodubtseva edged out Suzan Lamens 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 on Tuesday evening. She’ll face Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Ukrainian qualifier Yulia Starodubtseva edged out Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Jasmin Open at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir on Tuesday evening.
Starodubtseva, ranked No 130, will play Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 3 seed, next.
Monastir WTA 250, other first-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Ann Li vs. Kristina Mladenovic
- Mayar Sherif vs. Jana Fett
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Dalma Galfi
- Rebeka Masarova vs. Zeynep Sonmez
- Rebecca Sramkova vs. Elsa Jacquemot
- Aliona Falei vs. Greet Minnen
- Elise Mertens vs. Anastasia Zakharova
- Antonia Ruzic (Q) beat Nadia Podoroska (4): 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
- Sonay Kartal vs. Jaqueline Cristian: tuesday
- Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Anna Blinkova (8): 6-4, 6-4
- Eva Lys beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-3, 7-5
- Clara Burel (2) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 6-2, 6-2
- Yuriko Lily Miyazaki beat Alycia Parks: 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
- Mai Hontama beat Priska Nugroho (WC): 6-2, 6-1
- Diane Parry beat Chiraz Bechri (WC): 6-3, 6-0
