Stuttgart Open: Potapova earns clash against top seed Sabalenka

Russian Anastasia Potapova reached the second round of the Stuttgart Open by defeating Dane Clara Tauson 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3 at the Porsche-Arena on Monday.

Potapova, ranked No 38, will play top seed Aryna Sabalenka next.

Stuttgart WTA 500, other first-round results (Porsche-Arena, clay, EUR 925.661, most recent results first):

• Magdalena Frech vs. Sara Errani
• Mirra Andreeva vs. Erika Andreeva
• Tatjana Maria vs. Ella Seidel
• Emma Navarro vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
• Eva Lys vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Jule Niemeier vs. Laura Siegemund
• Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Liudmila Samsonova
• Donna Vekic vs. Jana Fett
• Jelena Ostapenko vs. Dayana Yastremska
• Veronika Kudermetova vs. Diana Shnaider
• Elise Mertens beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q): 7-6 (3), 6-2