Thailand Open: Wang moves into second round

No 5 seed Xiyu Wang reached the second round of the Thailand Open by beating Qiang Wang 6-1, 6-1 at the True Arena Hua Hin on Monday.

Wang, ranked No 63, will face the winner of the match between Hungarian qualifier Dalma Galfi and Australian wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic next.

Hua Hin WTA 250, other first-round matches (True Arena Hua Hin, hard, USD 267,082):

• Taylah Preston vs. Lin Zhu
• Linda Fruhvirtova vs. Claire Liu
• Zhuoxuan Bai vs. Chloe Paquet
• Yue Yuan vs. Arina Rodionova
• Arianne Hartono vs. Tatjana Maria
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Katie Volynets
• Alina Korneeva vs. Yafan Wang
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Mai Hontama
• Thasaporn Naklo vs. Yulia Putintseva
• Lanlana Tararudee vs. Paula Badosa
• Laura Pigossi vs. Viktorija Golubic
• Xinyu Wang vs. Emina Bektas
• Magda Linette vs. Diana Shnaider
• Dalma Galfi vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
• Nao Hibino vs. Kamilla Rakhimova