Palermo Open: Sixth seed Blinkova bows out in first round

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

Sharma, ranked No 151, will face 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, most recent results first):

• 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′
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Elsa Jacquemot
• 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