Slovenia Open: Juvan knocks out sixth seed Cornet in round one

Kaja Juvan thrilled her home crowd at the Slovenia Open as she beat sixth seed Alize Cornet of France 7-6 (5), 6-3, 0-0 at Tennis Arena Portoroz on Tuesday.

Juvan, ranked No 72, will play Italian Jasmine Paolini 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
• Cristina Bucsa beat Petra Marcinko (WC): 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
• Jasmine Paolini beat Tara Wurth (Q): 7-5, 6-1
• Anna-Lena Friedsam (Q) beat Elizabeth Mandlik (WC): 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
• Tereza Martincova beat Harriet Dart (LL): 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
• Elena Rybakina (3) beat Laura Siegemund: 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (8)
• Jodie Burrage beat Aleksandra Krunic: 6-4, 6-4
• Ana Bogdan beat Ajla Tomljanovic (8): 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
• Lesia Tsurenko beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q): 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
• 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 (5) beat Marta Kostyuk: 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-5