Antalya Open: Kawa battles past Ruse, moves into second round

Pole qualifier Katarzyna Kawa reached the second round of the Antalya Open by beating Romanian qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2 at the Megasaray Tennis Academy.

Kawa, ranked No 189, will play Serb Olga Danilovic, the No 7 seed, next.

Antalya WTA 125K Series, other first-round results (Megasaray Tennis Academy, clay, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Fiona Ferro vs. Zeynep Sonmez: wednesday
• Elsa Jacquemot vs. Chloe Paquet: wednesday
• Timea Babos beat Ipek Oz (WC): 6-3, 7-6 (3)
• Julia Grabher vs. Noma Noha Akugue: wednesday
• Darja Semenistaja (2) beat Carole Monnet (LL): 6-0, 6-3
• Polona Hercog beat Sara Bejlek (6): 7-6, 6-3
• Polina Kudermetova beat Anastasiia Gureva (WC): 6-2, 6-0
• Olga Danilovic beat Eva Lys: 6-2, 6-0
• Tara Wurth beat Cagla Buyukakcay (WC): 6-3, 6-1
• Leyre Romero Gormaz (Q) beat Ada Kumru (WC): 6-0, 7-5
• Moyuka Uchijima beat Veronika Erjavec (Q): 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
• Irina-Camelia Begu (4) beat Sinja Kraus: 7-6 (10), 6-1
• Simona Waltert beat Dalma Galfi: 6-4, 6-3
• Ella Seidel beat Jana Fett: 6-1, 6-2
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (5) beat Panna Udvardy: 2-6, 6-3, 6-3