Jiangxi Open: Fangzhou goes down to lucky loser Yao
Yao will play top seed Marie Bouzkova in the next round
Liu Fangzhou, US Open 2018
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Lucky loser Yao Xinxin advanced to the second round of the Jiangxi Open by defeating qualifier Liu Fangzhou 6-2, 6-1 at the Nanchang International Tennis Center on Tuesday.
Yao, ranked No 294, will face top seed Marie Bouzkova next.
Nanchang WTA 250, other first-round matches (Nanchang International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267,082):
- Marie Bouzkova beat Alexandra Eala: 7-5, 7-6 (4)
- Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (4) beat Zarina Diyas: 6-4, 6-2
- Elena Pridankina beat Ella Seidel: 6-3, 7-6 (6)
- Kamilla Rakhimova (5) beat Petra Martic: 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
- Linda Fruhvirtova beat Kathinka von Deichmann: 6-0, 7-5
- Tamara Korpatsch beat Priska Nugroho (Q): 6-0, 6-1
- Arantxa Rus (6) beat Yuliia Starodubtseva: 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3
- Shuai Zhang vs. Rebecca Sramkova
- Laura Siegemund vs. Moyuka Uchijima
- Mai Hontama vs. Sijia Wei
- Wushuang Zheng vs. Martina Trevisan
- Anna Bondar vs. Arianne Hartono
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew
- Jana Fett vs. Saisai Zheng
- Xiaodi You vs. Viktorija Golubic
