Open de Limoges: Burel books spot in second round

Frenchwoman Clara Burel beat Bosnian Nefisa Berberovic 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Open de Limoges at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc on Monday evening.

Burel, ranked No 126, will play the winner of the match between Russian Erika Andreeva and Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, the second seed, next.

Limoges WTA 125, other first-round results (Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, EUR 92.742, most recent results first):

• Erika Andreeva vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
• Varvara Gracheva vs. Alize Cornet
• Kristina Mladenovic vs. Clara Tauson
• Shuai Zhang vs. Jessika Ponchet
• Marta Kostyuk (8) beat Joanna Garland (LL): 6-2, 6-3
• Anhelina Kalinina (5) beat Carole Monnet: 6-4, 6-0
• Ekaterina Reyngold (Q) beat Marine Partaud (Q): 6-0, 6-2
• Lucia Bronzetti (6) beat Jodie Burrage: 6-4, 6-4
• Anna-Lena Friedsam vs. Jenny Lim
• Greet Minnen beat Elizabeth Mandlik: 6-4, 6-3
• Anna Blinkova beat Sofia Kenin (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Ana Bogdan (4) beat Lucrezia Stefanini: 6-1, 6-2
• Audrey Albie (WC) beat Emeline Dartron (LL): 6-3, 6-3
• Katrina Scott beat Ekaterina Makarova (Q): 6-3, 6-3
• Jana Fett (Q) beat Joanne Zuger: 6-2, 7-6 (3)