Bogota Open: Avanesyan upsets former French Open finalist Errani to reach second round

Russian Elina Avanesyan moved into the second round of the Bogota Open by upsetting Italian Sara Errani, the No 5 seed, 6-1, 6-0 at the Country Club Bogota on Tuesday.

Avanesyan, ranked No 150, will play American Peyton Stearns next.

Bogota WTA 250, other first-round matches (Country Club Bogota, clay, USD 259,303)

• Sinja Kraus (Q) beat Nadia Podoroska (8): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Mirjam Bjorklund beat Elise Mertens (1): 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
• Nuria Brancaccio (Q) beat Despina Papamichail: 6-2, 6-2
• Sara Sorribes Tormo (7) beat Aliona Bolsova: 6-0, 6-4
• Emiliana Arango (WC) beat Harmony Tan (Q): 7-5, 3-1 ret.
• Peyton Stearns beat Rosa Vicens Mas (Q): 6-3, 6-1
• Tatjana Maria (2) beat Katrina Scott: 6-1, 6-4
• Carolina M. Alves (Q) beat Dayana Yastremska: 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Tamara Zidansek beat Reka Luca Jani: 6-0, 6-1
• Carol Zhao beat Maria Lourdes Carle: 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (6)
• Francesca Jones beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (3): 7-6 (3), 6-1
• Natalija Stevanovic (Q) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 7-6 (1), 7-5
• Eugenie Bouchard (WC) beat Ylena In-Albon: 6-3, 6-2
• Laura Pigossi (6) beat Antonia Samudio (WC): 6-1, 6-0
• Kamilla Rakhimova (4) beat Raluka Serban: 7-6 (3), 6-3

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