Rabat Open: Tomljanovic reaches second round

Australian Ajla Tomljanovic defeated Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova, the No 5 seed, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 to reach the second round of the Rabat Open at Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc on Monday.

Tomljanovic, ranked No 79, will play the winner of the match between Italian qualifier Tatiana Pieri and Spaniard Carlota Martinez Cirez next.

Rabat WTA 250, other first-round results (Union Sportive des Cheminots du Maroc, clay, USD 275.094, most recent results first):

• Kamilla Rakhimova vs. Jil Teichmann
• Maria Mateas vs. Elizabeth Mandlik
• Mayar Sherif vs. Arantxa Rus
• Anastasija Sevastova vs. Yasmine Kabbaj
• Katerina Siniakova vs. Aliona Bolsova
• Ana Konjuh vs. Maya Joint
• Sada Nahimana vs. Aya El Aouni
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Camila Osorio
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Lucia Bronzetti
• Tatiana Pieri vs. Carlota Martinez Cirez
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Julia Grabher
• Jaqueline Cristian vs. Yelyzaveta Kotliar: monday
• Hailey Baptiste vs. Camilla Rosatello: monday
• Katie Volynets (9) beat Carolina M. Alves (LL): 6-3, 6-0
• Ann Li (4) beat Maria Timofeeva (LL): 7-6 (6), 6-2