Wuhan Open: Alexandrova downs Kenin in first round

Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova edged out American Sofia Kenin 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to move into the second round of the Wuhan Open at the Optics Valley International Tennis Center on Tuesday.

Alexandrova, ranked No 33, will face Russian Anna Kalinskaya, the No 10 seed, next.

Wuhan WTA 1000, other first-round results (Optics Valley International Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.221.715, most recent results first):

• Elina Avanesyan vs. Marta Kostyuk
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Wang Xiyu
• Paula Badosa vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
• Marie Bouzkova vs. Veronika Kudermetova
• Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Moyuka Uchijima
• Yulia Putintseva vs. Zhang Shuai
• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Katie Boulter
• Amanda Anisimova vs. Cristina Bucsa
• Ashlyn Krueger vs. Viktoriya Tomova
• Alexandra Eala vs. Katerina Siniakova
• Camila Osorio vs. Jaqueline Cristian
• Magda Linette beat Liudmila Samsonova (11): 6-2, 6-2
• Magdalena Frech beat Mai Hontama (Q): 6-0, 6-4
• Anna Kalinskaya beat Anna Bondar (Q): 6-1, 6-3
• Donna Vekic (15) beat Elise Mertens: 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
• Wang Xinyu beat Caroline Dolehide: 6-4, 6-0
• Hailey Baptiste (Q) beat Diane Parry: 6-4, 7-5
• Bernarda Pera (Q) beat Irina-Camelia Begu: 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
• Erika Andreeva (LL) beat Dayana Yastremska: 7-5, 6-4
• Yuan Yue beat Clara Burel (LL): 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
• Leylah Fernandez beat Diana Shnaider (12): 6-7 (7), 6-3, 6-3
• Anastasia Potapova beat Katie Volynets (WC): 5-7, 6-3, 7-5
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (9) beat Madison Keys: 7-6 (7), 6-2

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