WTA Hobart: Rus beats Fruhvirtova to advance to second round
The Dutchwoman will face the winner of the match between American Peyton Stearns and Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, the No 8 seed, in the next round
Arantxa Rus, Australian Open 2020, Panoramic
Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus reached the second round of the Hobart International by defeating lucky loser Linda Fruhvirtova 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 at the Domain Tennis Centre on Monday.
Rus, ranked No 50, will play the winner of the match between American Peyton Stearns and Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, the No 8 seed, next.
Hobart WTA 250, other first-round matches (Hobart ’s Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 267,082):
- Clara Burel vs. Emma Navarro
- Magdalena Frech vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo
- Viktoriya Tomova vs. Martina Trevisan
- Tatjana Maria vs. Nadia Podoroska
- Olivia Gadecki vs. Xinyu Wang
- Yue Yuan vs. Sloane Stephens
- Yulia Putintseva vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Marie Bouzkova vs. Viktorija Golubic
- Greet Minnen vs. Sofia Kenin
- Mayar Sherif vs. Caroline Dolehide
- Lin Zhu vs. Lucia Bronzetti
- Anna Blinkova vs. Daria Saville
- Elise Mertens vs. Danielle Collins
- Anna Karolina Schmiedlova vs. Camila Osorio
- Peyton Stearns vs. Varvara Gracheva
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