Bogota Open: Riera books spot in second round
Julia Riera benefited from the abandonment of Francesca Jones on Tuesday and will play Iva Jovic in the next round
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Argentinian Julia Riera moved into the second round of the Bogota Open when Francesca Jones retired at the Country Club Bogota on Tuesday.
Riera, ranked No 157, led 6-2, 5-7, 5-3 when Jones, ranked No 129, pulled out.
The 22-year-old Argentinian will play Iva Jovic next.
Bogota WTA 500, other first-round results (Country Club Bogota, clay, USD 275.094, most recent results first):
- Cristina Bucsa (8) beat Leonie Kung: 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-1
- Leolia Jeanjean beat Kathinka von Deichmann: 6-4, 7-5
- Emina Bektas beat Maria Camila Torres Murcia (WC): 6-0, 6-3
- Julieta Pareja (Q) beat Maria Jose Sanchez Uribe (WC): 6-1, 6-1
- Lea Boskovic (Q) beat Irina Bara (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Iva Jovic beat Alycia Parks (3): 6-1, 6-4
- Marie Bouzkova (1) beat Aleksandra Krunic (Q): 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
- Raluka Serban (Q) beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz: 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Laura Pigossi beat Laura Siegemund (5): 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
- Patricia Maria Tig (LL) beat Emiliana Arango (4): 6-3, 6-3
- Camila Osorio (2) beat Mariana Isabel Higuita Barraza (WC): 6-0, 6-1
- Katarzyna Kawa (Q) beat Valentina Mediorreal Arias (WC): 6-1, 6-1
- Selena Janicijevic beat Sara Sorribes Tormo (7): 6-1, 6-2
- Hanna Chang beat Varvara Lepchenko: 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Tatjana Maria (6) beat Chloe Paquet: 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4
