Jasmin Open: Li advances to second round

American Ann Li advanced to the second round of the Jasmin Open by beating French wildcard Kristina Mladenovic 6-2, 6-1 at the Skanes Family Hotel Monastir on Tuesday night.

Li, ranked No 124, will face Italian Lucia Bronzetti, the No 7 seed, next.

Monastir WTA 250, other first-round results (Skanes Family Hotel Monastir, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Rebeka Masarova vs. Zeynep Sonmez: tuesday
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Dalma Galfi: 6-2, 6-1
• Jana Fett beat Mayar Sherif: 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Greet Minnen (6) beat Aliona Falei (LL): 6-0, 3-6, 6-2
• Rebecca Sramkova beat Elsa Jacquemot (Q): 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Elise Mertens (1) beat Anastasia Zakharova: 6-2, 6-0
• Antonia Ruzic (Q) beat Nadia Podoroska (4): 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
• Sonay Kartal (Q) beat Jaqueline Cristian (5): 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
• Yulia Starodubtseva (Q) beat Suzan Lamens: 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
• Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Anna Blinkova (8): 6-4, 6-4
• Eva Lys beat Lesia Tsurenko: 6-3, 7-5
• Clara Burel (2) beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 6-2, 6-2
• Yuriko Lily Miyazaki beat Alycia Parks: 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
• Mai Hontama beat Priska Nugroho (WC): 6-2, 6-1
• Diane Parry (3) beat Chiraz Bechri (WC): 6-3, 6-0