Palermo Open: Parrizas Diaz books spot in second round

Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz, the No 8 seed, moved into the second round of the Palermo Open by edging out American qualifier Asia Muhammad 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 at A.S.D. Country Time Club in Palerme on Tuesday evening.

Parrizas Diaz, ranked No 54, will play the winner of the match between Chinese Xinyu Wang and Austrian lucky loser Julia Grabher next.

Palerme WTA 250, other first-round results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, EUR 203.024, most recent results first):

• Carolina M. Alves vs. Elina Avanesyan
• Lauren Davis vs. Diane Parry
• Sara Errani vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto: tuesday
• Xinyu Wang vs. Julia Grabher: tuesday
• Panna Udvardy beat Lucrezia Stefanini (WC): 6-1, 7-6 (4)
• Caroline Garcia (5) beat Chloe Paquet: 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-2
• Yulia Putintseva (2) beat Jaimee Fourlis (LL): 6-3, 6-1
• Anna Bondar (7) beat Clara Burel: 6-4, 6-4
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Xiyu Wang: 6-3, 6-3
• Jasmine Paolini beat Anna Karolina Schmiedlova: 6-3, 6-1
• Shuai Zhang (3) beat Rebeka Masarova (Q): 7-6 (3), 7-6 (7)
• Leolia Jeanjean (Q) beat Ylena In-Albon: 6-2, 6-4
• Irina-Camelia Begu (6) beat Marina Bassols Ribera (Q): 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
• Oceane Dodin beat Matilde Paoletti (Q): 6-4, 7-5
• Sara Sorribes Tormo (4) beat Ana Bogdan: 2-6, 6-4, 6-2