Rouen Open: Gracheva moves into second round

Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva reached the second round of the Rouen Open by defeating No 8 seed Sonay Kartal 6-3, 6-2 at the Kindarena on Tuesday evening.

Gracheva, ranked No 67, will face Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro next.

Rouen WTA 250, other first-round results (Kindarena, clay, EUR 239.212, most recent results first):

• Elina Svitolina vs. Jil Teichmann
• Bianca Andreescu vs. Suzan Lamens
• Moyuka Uchijima vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
• Bernarda Pera vs. Linda Noskova
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro beat Maria Sakkari: 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
• Camilla Rosatello (Q) beat Alycia Parks (6): 6-2, 6-3
• Jaqueline Cristian beat Diane Parry (WC): 6-4, 6-3
• Linda Fruhvirtova (LL) beat Anna Blinkova: 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5
• Lois Boisson (WC) beat Harriet Dart: 6-0, 6-3
• Olga Danilovic (3) beat Aleksandra Krunic (Q): 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
• Jessika Ponchet (LL) beat Margaux Rouvroy (Q): 6-2, 6-4
• Fiona Ferro (Q) beat McCartney Kessler (4): 6-7 (8), 6-2, 7-5
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse beat Elsa Jacquemot (WC): 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
• Anhelina Kalinina beat Nao Hibino (Q): 6-0, 6-4
• Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah (Q) beat Lucia Bronzetti (7): 6-2, 6-3