French survives scare to progress in Monterrey

Magdalena Frech, the No 9 seed, edged out Argentinian Nadia Podoroska 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Monterrey Open at Sonoma Club on Wednesday night.

Frech, ranked No 45, will play Israeli lucky loser Lina Glushko next.

Monterrey WTA 500, other first-round results (Sonoma Club, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):

• Xiyu Wang beat Tatjana Maria: 6-0, 6-3
• Yue Yuan (7) beat Aleksandra Krunic (Q): 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Renata Zarazua beat Victoria Rodriguez (WC): 6-1, 6-4
• Linda Noskova (6) beat Anna Danilina (Q): 6-0, 6-1
• Petra Martic beat Carol Zhao (Q): 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-2
• Elina Avanesyan beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto (WC): 7-6 (6), 6-1
• Camila Osorio beat Ajla Tomljanovic: 6-2, 7-6 (3)
• Lulu Sun beat Chloe Paquet: 7-6 (3), 6-3
• Lina Glushko beat Kateryna Volodko (Q): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
• Maria Lourdes Carle beat Veronika Kudermetova (8): 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
• Erika Andreeva beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-1, 6-4