Stuttgart Open: Badosa looking sharp in win over Shnaider, sets up meeting with Sabalenka

Spaniard Paula Badosa advanced to the second round of the Stuttgart Open by defeating Russian qualifier Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-4 at the Porsche-Arena.

Badosa, ranked No 93, will play second seed Aryna Sabalenka next.

Stuttgart WTA 500, other first-round results (Porsche-Arena, clay, USD 802.237, most recent results first):

• Liudmila Samsonova vs. Anastasia Potapova
• Marta Kostyuk vs. Laura Siegemund
• Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Ons Jabeur
• Emma Raducanu vs. Angelique Kerber
• Linda Noskova vs. Jelena Ostapenko
• Tatjana Maria vs. Elise Mertens
• Marketa Vondrousova vs. Donna Vekic
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Sorana Cirstea
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Sara Errani
• Veronika Kudermetova vs. Barbora Krejcikova
• Sachia Vickery (Q) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q): 7-6 (2), 7-5