Palermo Open: Sharma upsets 6th seed Blinkova to book spot in second round

Australian Astra Sharma won against Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 6 seed, 6-0, 7-5 to move into the second round of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club on Monday.

Sharma, ranked No 151, will play the winner of the match between Australian wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic and Egyptian Mayar Sherif next.

Palermo WTA 250, other first-round matches (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, USD 267,082):

• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Elsa Jacquemot
• Jil Teichmann (Q) beat Mia Ristic (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Noma Noha Akugue (Q) beat Mona Barthel (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
• Erika Andreeva vs. Darja Semenistaja
• Julia Riera vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Sara Errani
• Ann Li vs. Peyton Stearns
• Emiliana Arango vs. Petra Martic
• Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Mayar Sherif
• Diane Parry vs. Olivia Gadecki
• Arantxa Rus vs. Martina Trevisan
• Maria Lourdes Carle vs. Tatjana Maria
• Chloe Paquet vs. Saisai Zheng
• Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Marina Bassols Ribera
• Katarzyna Kawa vs. Karolina Muchova: