Guadalajara Open: Shibahara reaches second round
Ena Shibahara defeated Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday evening and will face No 4 seed Caroline Garcia in the next round
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Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara won against Australian qualifier Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 7-6 (4) to advance to the second round of the Guadalajara Open at the Panamerican Tennis Center on Tuesday evening.
Shibahara, ranked No 169, will face No 4 seed Caroline Garcia next.
Guadalajara WTA 500, other first-round results (Panamerican Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Emina Bektas vs. Magdalena Frech
- Alexandra Eala vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Marina Stakusic vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Martina Trevisan
- Ana Sofia Sanchez vs. Lucrezia Stefanini
- Ashlyn Krueger beat Tatjana Maria: 7-5, 6-2
- Camila Osorio beat Hailey Baptiste: 6-3, 6-2
- Renata Zarazua beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
- Kamilla Rakhimova beat Aleksandra Krunic (Q): 7-5, 6-0
- Olivia Gadecki (Q) beat Sloane Stephens: 6-4, 6-3
- Veronika Kudermetova (7) beat Sachia Vickery (LL): 6-4, 6-4
