Auckland Open: Volynets advances to second round
Katie Volynets beat Erika Andreeva 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2 on Monday. She’ll face Ann Li in the next round
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American Katie Volynets, the No 8 seed, advanced to the second round of the Auckland Open by beating Russian Erika Andreeva 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2 at the ASB Tennis Arena on Monday.
Volynets, ranked No 58, will play Ann Li next.
Auckland WTA 250, other first-round results (ASB Tennis Arena, hard, USD 275.094, most recent results first):
- Alycia Parks vs. Amanda Anisimova
- Robin Montgomery vs. Emma Raducanu
- Vivian Yang vs. Elise Mertens
- Greet Minnen vs. Anna-Lena Friedsam
- Hailey Baptiste vs. Renata Jamrichova
- Madison Keys vs. Lucia Bronzetti
- Sofia Kenin vs. Xiyu Wang
- Yuliia Starodubtseva vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Ann Li beat Sloane Stephens: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
- Julia Grabher beat Leyre Romero Gormaz (Q): 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7)
- Naomi Osaka (7) beat Lina Glushko (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Bernarda Pera beat Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (Q): 6-2, 7-5
- Rebecca Marino beat Lulu Sun (4): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Nao Hibino (Q) beat Jule Niemeier: 6-3, 6-4
- Clara Tauson (5) beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-2, 6-3
