Strasbourg Open: Burel downs Pliskova to reach last 16

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