Slovenia Open: Tsurenko books spot in second round

Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko edged out Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Slovenia Open at Tennis Arena Portoroz on Tuesday.

Tsurenko, ranked No 92, will face Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 5 seed, next.

Portoroz WTA 125, other first-round results (Tennis Arena Portoroz, hard, EUR 203.024, most recent results first):

• Martina Trevisan vs. Katerina Siniakova
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Anastasia Zakharova
• Kaja Juvan vs. Alize Cornet
• Cristina Bucsa vs. Petra Marcinko
• Harriet Dart vs. Tereza Martincova
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Tara Wurth
• Elizabeth Mandlik vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
• Laura Siegemund vs. Elena Rybakina: tuesday
• Jodie Burrage vs. Aleksandra Krunic: tuesday
• Ana Bogdan beat Ajla Tomljanovic (8): 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
• Diane Parry beat Donna Vekic: 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
• Emma Raducanu (1) beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-2, 5-3 ret.
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (2) beat Clara Tauson: 7-6 (3), 6-3
• Anastasia Potapova beat Claire Liu: 6-4, 7-6 (5)
• Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Marta Kostyuk: 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-5