Strasbourg Open: Burel downs Pliskova to reach last 16
Clara Burel beat Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 0-6, 6-1 on Sunday evening and will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry and Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, the No 7 seed, in the next round
CHRYSLENE CAILLAUD
Frenchwoman Clara Burel moved into the last 16 of the Strasbourg Open by winning against wildcard Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 0-6, 6-1 at the Tennis Club de Strasbourg on Sunday evening.
Burel, ranked No 45, will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry and Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, the No 7 seed, next.
Strasbourg WTA 500, other first-round results (Tennis Club de Strasbourg, clay, EUR 802.237, most recent results first):
- Emma Navarro vs. Alize Cornet
- Liudmila Samsonova vs. Barbora Krejcikova
- Xinyu Wang vs. Anna Kalinskaya
- Magda Linette vs. Sorana Cirstea
- Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Katerina Siniakova
- Erika Andreeva vs. Fiona Ferro
- Sloane Stephens vs. Magdalena Frech
- Diane Parry vs. Elina Svitolina
- Anhelina Kalinina beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (8): 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
- Leylah Fernandez beat Anastasia Potapova: 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3
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