Hong Kong Open: Shi reaches second round
Shi Han won against Margarita Gasparyan on Monday and will play American Bernarda Pera, the No 9 seed, next
Chinese qualifier Shi Han moved into the second round of the Hong Kong Open by beating Russian Margarita Gasparyan 6-4, 6-2 at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay on Monday.
Shi, ranked No 245, will face American Bernarda Pera, the No 9 seed, next.
Hong Kong WTA 250, other first-round results (Victoria Park, Causeway Bay, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Heather Watson
- Mei Yamaguchi vs. Sofia Kenin
- Su Jeong Jang vs. Anastasia Zakharova
- Ana Bogdan vs. Kimberly Birrell
- Varvara Gracheva vs. Tatiana Prozorova
- Hong Yi Cody Wong vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Diana Shnaider vs. Kyoka Okamura
- Aoi Ito vs. Katie Boulter
- Nao Hibino vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- Xinyu Gao vs. Suzan Lamens
- Jessika Ponchet vs. Xinyu Wang
- Yue Yuan vs. Simona Halep
- Xiyu Wang vs. Hina Inoue
- Bernarda Pera beat Sara Saito: 6-4, 6-4
- Priscilla Hon beat Eudice Wong Chong (WC): 6-3, 6-4
