Austin Open: Blinkova makes second round
Anna Blinkova won against Ann Li 6-4, 6-4 on Monday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Pole Magda Linette, the top seed, and Russian Varvara Gracheva in the next round
Russian Anna Blinkova moved into the second round of the Austin Open by beating American qualifier Ann Li 6-4, 6-4 at the Westwood Country Club on Monday.
Blinkova, ranked No 72, will face the winner of the match between Pole Magda Linette, the top seed, and Russian Varvara Gracheva next.
Austin WTA 250, other first-round results (Westwood Country Club, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Peyton Stearns vs. Katie Boulter
- Harriet Dart vs. Shuai Zhang
- Dayana Yastremska vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
- Madison Brengle vs. Louisa Chirico
- Marta Kostyuk vs. Dalma Galfi
- Magdalena Frech vs. Danielle Collins
- Catherine McNally vs. Ashlyn Krueger
- Robin Montgomery vs. Coco Vandeweghe
- Lauren Davis vs. Anna Kalinskaya
- Anastasia Potapova vs. Elizabeth Mandlik
- Taylor Townsend vs. Sloane Stephens
- Magda Linette vs. Varvara Gracheva
- Danka Kovinic vs. Heather Watson
- Mirjam Bjorklund vs. Alycia Parks: monday
- Katie Volynets beat Alison Riske-Amritraj: 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
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