Stuttgart Open: Kudermetova books spot in second round

Russian Veronika Kudermetova edged out Barbora Krejcikova 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 to move into the second round of the Stuttgart Open at the Porsche-Arena on Monday evening.

Kudermetova, ranked No 19, will face No 4 seed Elena Rybakina 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
• Paula Badosa beat Diana Shnaider (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Sachia Vickery (Q) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q): 7-6 (2), 7-5