Singapore Open: Gadecki battles past Uchijima to book spot in second round

Australian Olivia Gadecki defeated Japanese Moyuka Uchijima, the No 8 seed, 6-1, 6-7 (1), 6-2 to reach the second round of the Singapore Open at the Kallang Tennis Hub.

Gadecki, ranked No 107, will face the winner of the match between Swiss qualifier Jil Teichmann and Harriet Dart next.

Singapore WTA 250, other first-round results (Kallang Tennis Hub, USD 275.094, most recent results first):

• Yuliia Starodubtseva vs. Tatjana Maria
• Taylor Townsend vs. Elise Mertens
• Jil Teichmann vs. Harriet Dart
• Rebecca Marino vs. Xinyu Wang: tuesday
• Maria Timofeeva (LL) beat Xiyu Wang: 6-3, 7-6 (3)
• Kimberly Birrell (WC) beat Polina Kudermetova (5): 6-3, 6-2
• Hailey Baptiste beat Renata Zarazua: 2-6, 6-0, 6-3
• Simona Waltert (Q) beat Ajla Tomljanovic: 6-2, 6-3
• Dominika Salkova (Q) beat Erika Andreeva: 7-6 (5), 6-2
• Anna Kalinskaya (1) beat Caroline Dolehide: 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
• Mananchaya Sawangkaew (Q) beat Sijia Wei (Q): 6-4, 7-6 (2)
• Cristina Bucsa beat Emma Raducanu (7): 5-7, 7-5, 7-5
• Maya Joint (Q) beat Alycia Parks: 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
• Ann Li beat Daria Saville: 6-3, 6-1
• Camila Osorio (6) beat Bernarda Pera: 6-1, 6-7, 6-3