Rouen Open: Cornet books spot in second round, to meet Galfi next
The Frenchwoman edged out Jessika Ponchet 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 on Tuesday
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Fifth seed Alize Cornet reached the second round of the Rouen Open by edging out countrywoman Jessika Ponchet 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 at Palais des sports de Rouen on Tuesday.
Cornet, ranked No 121, will face Hungarian Dalma Galfi next.
Rouen WTA 125, other first-round matches (Palais des sports de Rouen, USD 115,000):
- Oceane Dodin beat Anna Bondar (8): 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-4
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz beat Astra Sharma (Q): 6-4, 6-3
- Tiphanie Lemaitre (Q) beat Margaux Rouvroy (Q): 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
- Dalma Galfi beat Kaia Kanepi: 6-7 (7), 6-1, 6-4
- Jaqueline Cristian (7) beat Lucrezia Stefanini: 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Alice Robbe (WC) beat Anna-Lena Friedsam: 6-4, 6-1
- Simona Waltert beat Chloe Paquet (WC): 6-0, 5-7, 6-2
- Greet Minnen (1) beat Yuriko Miyazaki: 6-4, 6-4
- Jodie Burrage (4) beat Daria Snigur: 6-3, 6-3
- Celine Naef beat Leolia Jeanjean: 6-3, 6-3
- Erika Andreeva (Q) beat Jil Teichmann: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5)
- Fiona Ferro vs. Viktoriya Tomova
- Viktorija Golubic vs. Elsa Jacquemot
- Aliona Bolsova vs. Iryna Shymanovich
- Marina Bassols Ribera vs. Clara Burel
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