Rouen Open: Galfi makes second round

Hungarian Dalma Galfi advanced to the second round of the Rouen Open by edging out Estonian Kaia Kanepi 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-4 at Palais des sports de Rouen on Tuesday.

Galfi, ranked No 149, will play the winner of the match between No 5 seed Alize Cornet and Jessika Ponchet next.

Rouen WTA 125, other first-round results (Palais des sports de Rouen, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Fiona Ferro vs. Viktoriya Tomova
• Aliona Bolsova vs. Iryna Shymanovich
• Viktorija Golubic vs. Elsa Jacquemot
• Marina Bassols Ribera vs. Clara Burel
• Alize Cornet vs. Jessika Ponchet
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz vs. Astra Sharma
• Anna Bondar vs. Oceane Dodin
• Margaux Rouvroy vs. Tiphanie Lemaitre: tuesday
• Jaqueline Cristian (7) beat Lucrezia Stefanini: 7-6 (5), 6-1
• Alice Robbe (WC) beat Anna-Lena Friedsam: 6-4, 6-1
• Simona Waltert beat Chloe Paquet (WC): 6-0, 5-7, 6-2
• Greet Minnen (1) beat Yuriko Miyazaki: 6-4, 6-4
• Jodie Burrage (4) beat Daria Snigur: 6-3, 6-3
• Celine Naef beat Leolia Jeanjean: 6-3, 6-3
• Erika Andreeva (Q) beat Jil Teichmann: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)