Guangzhou Open: Seidel goes down to qualifier Sawangkaew in first round
The Thai woman will play the winner of the match between Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 3 seed, and Belgian Greet Minnen in the next round
Ella Seidel Berlin 2024 (Imago/Panoramic)
Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew moved into the second round of the Guangzhou Open by defeating German lucky loser Ella Seidel 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 at the Nansha International Tennis Center on Tuesday.
Sawangkaew, ranked No 163, will play the winner of the match between Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 3 seed, and Belgian Greet Minnen next.
Guangzhou WTA 250, other first-round matches (Nansha International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267,082):
- Bernarda Pera beat Alexandra Eala (Q): 6-0, 6-3
- Xiyu Wang beat Arantxa Rus: 6-2, 6-4
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (7) beat Jana Fett (Q): 6-4, 6-3
- Han Shi (WC) beat Jessika Ponchet (Q): 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3
- Lucia Bronzetti beat Elina Avanesyan (4): 6-1, 6-4
- Diane Parry (5) beat Emina Bektas (LL): 6-3, 6-2
- Jaqueline Cristian beat Viktorija Golubic: 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
- Olga Danilovic beat Erika Andreeva: 6-4, 6-4
- Sijia Wei (WC) beat Rebecca Sramkova (6): 6-1, 6-4
- Shuai Zhang vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
- Suzan Lamens vs. Marie Bouzkova
- Yue Yuan vs. Greet Minnen
- Katerina Siniakova vs. Petra Martic
- Elena Pridankina vs. Caroline Dolehide
- Anna Bondar vs. Alycia Parks
