Korea Open: Alexandrova makes second round

Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 3 seed, defeated Japanese Mai Hontama 6-3, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Korea Open in Seoul on Monday.

Alexandrova, ranked No 22, will play Belgian Yanina Wickmayer next.

Korea Open WTA 250, other first-round results, most recent results first):

• Dayeon Back vs. Jelena Ostapenko
• Sachia Vickery vs. Kimberly Birrell
• Laura Pigossi vs. Emina Bektas
• Sofia Kenin vs. Su Jeong Jang
• Kayla Day vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Eva Lys vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
• Nadia Podoroska vs. Ashlyn Krueger
• Jessica Pegula vs. Viktoria Hruncakova
• Katie Boulter vs. Kaja Juvan
• Na-Lae Han vs. Arantxa Rus
• Arianne Hartono vs. Yue Yuan: monday
• Polina Kudermetova vs. Alycia Parks: monday
• Kathinka von Deichmann beat Irina Khromacheva (LL): 5-7, 6-4, 3-0 ret.
• Yanina Wickmayer beat En-Shuo Liang (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Claire Liu beat Yeonwoo Ku (Q): 6-3, 6-3