Midland Open: Kalinskaya downs Watson to make second round

Russian Anna Kalinskaya defeated Heather Watson 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Midland Open at the Greater Midland Tennis Center.

Kalinskaya, ranked No 115, will play Russian Tatiana Prozorova next.

Midland WTA 125, other first-round results (Greater Midland Tennis Center, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Emina Bektas (7) beat Mccartney Kessler (WC): 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
• Rebecca Marino beat Emiliana Arango: 6-3, 6-7 (9), 7-5
• Emma Navarro (1) beat Chloe Beck (LL): 6-2, 6-3
• Tatiana Prozorova beat Katie Volynets (8): 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Robin Anderson (Q) beat Elvina Kalieva: 6-2, 6-2
• Jana Fett beat Arianne Hartono: 7-5, 6-0
• Hailey Baptiste beat Victoria Hu (Q): 7-5, 7-5
• Katrina Scott (WC) beat Renata Zarazua: 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-2
• Taylor Townsend (4) beat Raluka Serban: 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Katherine Sebov beat Lulu Sun (Q): 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
• Ashlyn Krueger (5) beat Varvara Lepchenko (Q): 6-1, 1-0 ret.
• Peyton Stearns (2) beat Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (LL): 6-0, 6-0
• Yulia Starodubtsewa beat Sophie Chang (WC): 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
• Alycia Parks (3) beat Ann Li: 6-2, 6-1
• Carole Monnet beat Iryna Shymanovich: 6-4 ret.