Poland Open: Pigossi reaches second round
Laura Pigossi won against Varvara Gracheva 6-2, 6-4 on Monday and will play Argentinian Nadia Podoroska in the next round
Brazilian lucky loser Laura Pigossi moved into the second round of the Poland Open by beating Russian Varvara Gracheva 6-2, 6-4 at Arka Tennis Club in Gdynia on Monday.
Pigossi, ranked No 113, will play Argentinian Nadia Podoroska next.
Gdynia WTA 250, other first-round results (Arka Tennis Club, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz vs. Ana Bogdan
- Kateryna Baindl vs. Maryna Zanevska
- Sara Errani vs. Arantxa Rus
- Petra Martic vs. Weronika Falkowska
- Kristina Mladenovic vs. Anna Bondar
- Clara Burel vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
- Jasmine Paolini vs. Danka Kovinic
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Martyna Kubka
- Raluca Georgiana Serban vs. Gabriela Lee
- Iga Swiatek vs. Magdalena Frech
- Rebeka Masarova vs. Maja Chwalinska
- Arianne Hartono vs. Viktorija Golubic
- Jesika Maleckova vs. Katerina Siniakova: monday
- Nadia Podoroska beat Alexandra Ignatik (Q): 6-1, 6-1
- Caroline Garcia (5) beat Misaki Doi: 7-5, 6-4