Tomljanovic upsets Sherif at Palermo Open

Australian wildcard Ajla Tomljanovic won against Egyptian Mayar Sherif 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club on Tuesday evening.

Tomljanovic, ranked No 133, will face Australian Astra Sharma next.

Palermo WTA 250, other first-round results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Erika Andreeva vs. Darja Semenistaja
• Ann Li vs. Peyton Stearns
• Julia Riera vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Elsa Jacquemot
• Emiliana Arango vs. Petra Martic: tuesday
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Sara Errani: tuesday
• Diane Parry (4) beat Olivia Gadecki (Q): 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Arantxa Rus (5) beat Martina Trevisan: 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2
• Maria Lourdes Carle beat Tatjana Maria (8): 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
• Chloe Paquet beat Saisai Zheng: 6-3, 6-3
• Irina-Camelia Begu beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 6-0, 6-0
• Karolina Muchova (2) beat Katarzyna Kawa (Q): 7-6 (14), 5-1 ret.
• Jil Teichmann (Q) beat Mia Ristic (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Astra Sharma beat Anna Blinkova (6): 6-0, 7-5
• Noma Noha Akugue (Q) beat Mona Barthel (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 6-2