Palermo Open: Serb qualifier Ristic exits in first round

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.

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):

• 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