Mumbai Open: Korneeva advances to second round

Russian Alina Korneeva won against Frenchwoman Chloe Paquet 6-1, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Mumbai Open at the Cricket Club of India on Monday night.

Korneeva, ranked No 134, will play the winner of the match between Indian qualifier Shrivalli Bhamidipaty and Japanese Nao Hibino, the second seed, next.

Mumbai WTA 125K Series, other first-round results (Cricket Club of India, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Shrivalli Bhamidipaty vs. Nao Hibino
• Fanny Stollar vs. Storm Hunter
• Anastasia Tikhonova vs. Tamara Zidansek
• Peangtarn Plipuech vs. Rutuja Bhosale
• Katie Volynets vs. Ankita Raina
• Dalma Galfi vs. Kimberly Birrell
• Carole Monnet vs. Moyuka Uchijima
• Arina Rodionova vs. Suzan Lamens
• Lina Glushko vs. Amandine Hesse
• Anastasia Zakharova vs. Polina Kudermetova
• Kayla Day vs. Sahaja Yamalapalli
• Laura Pigossi vs. Ekaterina Makarova
• Vaishnavi Adkar vs. Sohyun Park
• Irina Bara vs. Arianne Hartono: monday
• Panna Udvardy vs. Darja Semenistaja: monday