Palermo Open: Teichmann eases past Ristic on birthday to make second round

Swiss qualifier Jil Teichmann won against Serb qualifier Mia Ristic 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club on Monday.

It turned out to be a happy birthday for Teichmann, who turned 27 on Monday.

Teichmann, ranked No 211, will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 4 seed, and Australian qualifier Olivia Gadecki next.

Palermo WTA 250, other first-round matches (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Astra Sharma beat Anna Blinkova (6): 6-0, 7-5
• 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