Queen’s: Watson will face Rybakina in the second round

Qualifier Heather Watson advanced to the second round of the Queen’s by defeating Kazakh Yulia Putintseva 6-4, 6-3 at Queen’s Club in London on Tuesday.

Watson, ranked No 164, will face No 4 seed Elena Rybakina next.

London WTA 500, other first-round results (Queen’s Club, grass, USD 1.415.000, most recent results first):

• Diana Shnaider vs. Magdalena Frech
• Rebecca Sramkova vs. Barbora Krejcikova
• Francesca Jones vs. McCartney Kessler
• Emma Raducanu vs. Cristina Bucsa
• Karolina Muchova vs. Maddison Inglis
• Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Katie Boulter: tuesday
• Amanda Anisimova (8) beat Jodie Burrage (WC): 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
• Anastasia Zakharova (Q) beat Donna Vekic: 6-3, 6-3
• Sonay Kartal (WC) beat Daria Kasatkina: 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
• Tatjana Maria (Q) beat Leylah Fernandez: 7-6 (4), 6-2
• Beatriz Haddad Maia beat Petra Kvitova: 2-6, 6-4, 6-4