Auckland Open: Burrage makes second round
Jodie Burrage won against Vivian Yang 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday. She’ll play American Hailey Baptiste in the next round
Jodie Burrage competes at Linz, 2024 © Zuma / Panoramic
Lucky loser Jodie Burrage moved into the second round of the Auckland Open by winning against New Zealander wildcard Vivian Yang 6-3, 6-3 at the ASB Tennis Arena on Tuesday.
Burrage, ranked No 179, will play American Hailey Baptiste 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. Mai Hontama
- Greet Minnen beat Anna-Lena Friedsam (Q): 6-4, 6-0
- Madison Keys (1) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-4, 6-4
- Hailey Baptiste beat Renata Jamrichova (WC): 6-0, 6-2
- Sofia Kenin beat Xiyu Wang: 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Jaqueline Cristian beat Yuliia Starodubtseva: 6-3, 2-0 ret.
- Katie Volynets (8) beat Erika Andreeva: 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2
- 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
- Rebecca Marino beat Lulu Sun (4): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Bernarda Pera beat Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (Q): 6-2, 7-5
- Nao Hibino (Q) beat Jule Niemeier: 6-3, 6-4
- Clara Tauson (5) beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-2, 6-3
