Adelaide International 2: Kudermetova through to last 16 defeating Azarenka

Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 6 seed, advanced to the last 16 of the Adelaide International 2 by edging out Belarusian wildcard Victoria Azarenka 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the Memorial Drive Tennis Park on Tuesday.

Kudermetova, ranked No 9, will face Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova next.

Adelaide WTA 500, other first round results (Memorial Drive Tennis Park, hard, USD 780.637, most recent results first):

• Anett Kontaveit vs. Paula Badosa
• Kaia Kanepi vs. Storm Hunter
• Katerina Siniakova (Q) beat Anastasia Potapova (LL): 6-1, 1-0 ret.
• Anna Kalinskaya (Q) beat Jelena Ostapenko: 6-3, 6-4
• Barbora Krejcikova beat Alison Riske-Amritraj (LL): 6-2, 7-6 (3)
• Qinwen Zheng (Q) beat Shelby Rogers (LL): 4-6, 6-4, 6-0
• Amanda Anisimova (LL) beat Liudmila Samsonova: 7-5, 6-3
• Belinda Bencic (8) beat Garbine Muguruza (WC): 6-3, 6-4
• Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Jaimee Fourlis (WC): 7-5, 6-3
• Beatriz Haddad Maia (11) beat Sorana Cirstea (Q): 7-6 (5), 6-1
• Danielle Collins (10) beat Karolina Pliskova (Q): 6-2, 6-4
• Petra Kvitova (12) beat Elena Rybakina: 6-3, 7-5
• Jil Teichmann (Q) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: 7-5, 6-4