Open de Limoges: Gracheva upsets Cornet in first round

Russian Varvara Gracheva upset Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 3 seed, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to move into the second round of the Open de Limoges at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc on Tuesday.

Gracheva, ranked No 95, will face wildcard Audrey Albie 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
• Clara Tauson beat Kristina Mladenovic: 7-5, 7-6 (3)
• Shuai Zhang (1) beat Jessika Ponchet: 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Clara Burel beat Nefisa Berberovic: 6-4, 6-2
• 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 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)