Antalya Open: Uchijima battles into second round

Japanese Moyuka Uchijima won against Slovak qualifier Veronika Erjavec 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the Antalya Open at the Megasaray Tennis Academy on Tuesday.

Uchijima, ranked No 151, will play the winner of the match between French lucky loser Carole Monnet and Latvian Darja Semenistaja, the second seed, next.

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

• Carole Monnet vs. Darja Semenistaja
• Fiona Ferro vs. Zeynep Sonmez
• Timea Babos vs. Ipek Oz
• Sara Bejlek vs. Polona Hercog
• Anastasiia Gureva vs. Polina Kudermetova
• Julia Grabher vs. Noma Noha Akugue
• Eva Lys vs. Olga Danilovic
• Katarzyna Kawa vs. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
• Elsa Jacquemot vs. Chloe Paquet
• Cagla Buyukakcay vs. Tara Wurth: tuesday
• Leyre Romero Gormaz (Q) beat Ada Kumru (WC): 6-0, 7-5
• 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