Palermo Open: Teichmann eases past Ristic on birthday to make second round
The Swiss will meet the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 4 seed, and Australian qualifier Olivia Gadecki in the next round
Jil Teichmann in Cincinnati (ZM/Panoramic)
Swiss qualifier Jil Teichmann won against Serb qualifier Mia Ristic 6-1, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club on Monday.
It turned out to be a happy birthday for Teichmann, who turned 27 on Monday.
Teichmann, ranked No 211, will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Diane Parry, the No 4 seed, and Australian qualifier Olivia Gadecki next.
Palermo WTA 250, other first-round matches (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Astra Sharma beat Anna Blinkova (6): 6-0, 7-5
- Noma Noha Akugue (Q) beat Mona Barthel (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Elsa Jacquemot
- Erika Andreeva vs. Darja Semenistaja
- Julia Riera vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Qinwen Zheng vs. Sara Errani
- Ann Li vs. Peyton Stearns
- Emiliana Arango vs. Petra Martic
- Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Mayar Sherif
- Diane Parry vs. Olivia Gadecki
- Arantxa Rus vs. Martina Trevisan
- Maria Lourdes Carle vs. Tatjana Maria
- Chloe Paquet vs. Saisai Zheng
- Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Marina Bassols Ribera
- Katarzyna Kawa vs. Karolina Muchova
