Mérida Open: Nina Stojanovic into second round

Serb Nina Stojanovic moved into the second round of the Mérida Open by winning against German Tatjana Maria, the No 7 seed, 6-4, 6-4 at the Yucatan Country Club on Monday night.

The win is Stojanovic’s first at the Tour-level in almost three and a half years.

Nina Stojanovic will face the winner of the match between Australian Maya Joint and Canadian Marina Stakusic next.

Mérida WTA 250, other first-round results (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Antonia Ruzic vs. Laura Samson
• Elizabeth Mandlik vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
• Jil Teichmann vs. Anastasia Tikhonova
• Polina Kudermetova vs. Nadia Podoroska
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Varvara Lepchenko
• Maya Joint vs. Marina Stakusic
• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Anna Blinkova
• Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Ana Sofia Sanchez
• Jule Niemeier vs. Lucrezia Stefanini
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
• Renata Zarazua vs. Akasha Urhobo
• Maja Chwalinska vs. Rebecca Marino: monday
• Alina Korneeva beat Alycia Parks: 6-3, 6-1
• Ann Li beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (8): 6-0, 6-4
• Elsa Jacquemot beat Robin Montgomery: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)