Antalya Open: Noha Akugue recovers to beat Grabher and make second round

German Noma Noha Akugue advanced to the second round of the Antalya Open by winning against Austrian Julia Grabher, the No 3 seed, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 at the Megasaray Tennis Academy.

Noha Akugue, ranked No 185, will face Polina Kudermetova 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)
• Katarzyna Kawa (Q) beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q): 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2
• 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 (7) 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