Auckland Open: Montgomery advances to second round
Robin Montgomery won against Mai Hontama 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 on Tuesday night. She’ll play Japanese qualifier Nao Hibino in the next round
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American Robin Montgomery advanced to the second round of the Auckland Open by winning against Japanese lucky loser Mai Hontama 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 at the ASB Tennis Arena on Tuesday.
Montgomery, ranked No 117, will face Japanese qualifier Nao Hibino next.
Auckland WTA 250, other first-round results (ASB Tennis Arena, hard, USD 275.094, most recent results first):
- Alycia Parks vs. Amanda Anisimova
- Jodie Burrage (LL) beat Vivian Yang (WC): 6-3, 6-3
- Greet Minnen beat Anna-Lena Friedsam (Q): 6-4, 6-0
- Madison Keys (1) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-4, 6-4
- Hailey Baptiste beat Renata Jamrichova (WC): 6-0, 6-2
- Sofia Kenin beat Xiyu Wang: 7-6 (5), 6-1
- Jaqueline Cristian beat Yuliia Starodubtseva: 6-3, 2-0 ret.
- Katie Volynets (8) beat Erika Andreeva: 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-2
- Ann Li beat Sloane Stephens: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
- Julia Grabher beat Leyre Romero Gormaz (Q): 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7)
- Naomi Osaka (7) beat Lina Glushko (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Bernarda Pera beat Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (Q): 6-2, 7-5
- Rebecca Marino beat Lulu Sun (4): 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Nao Hibino beat Jule Niemeier: 6-3, 6-4
- Clara Tauson (5) beat Lucrezia Stefanini (Q): 6-2, 6-3
