Austin Open: Schmiedlova earns gutsy win over Stearns
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova edged out Peyton Stearns 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 on Tuesday night and will face American qualifier Sachia Vickery in the next round
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Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova moved into the second round of the Austin Open by edging out American Peyton Stearns, the No 7 seed, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 at the Westwood Country Club on Tuesday night.
Schmiedlova, ranked No 76, will face American qualifier Sachia Vickery next.
Austin WTA 250, other first-round results (Westwood Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Danielle Collins vs. Olivia Gadecki
- Anastasija Sevastova beat Julia Riera: 6-4, 6-3
- Sachia Vickery beat Rebecca Marino (Q): 6-2, 6-4
- Katie Volynets (WC) beat Renata Zarazua: 6-4, 7-6 (6)
- Anhelina Kalinina (1) beat Sara Bejlek (Q): 6-3, 6-2
- Xiyu Wang (6) beat Nadia Podoroska: 7-5, 6-4
- Sloane Stephens (2) beat Tereza Martincova (Q): 6-4, 6-0
- Taylor Townsend beat Fernanda Contreras Gomez (WC): 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
- Darja Semenistaja beat Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva (WC): 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-4
- Emiliana Arango beat Alycia Parks: 6-2, 6-3
- Kamilla Rakhimova beat Yanina Wickmayer: 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5)
- Camila Osorio beat Alize Cornet: 6-3, 6-2
- Yafan Wang beat Lucia Bronzetti (4): 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Diane Parry (5) beat Jessika Ponchet (Q): 6-3, 7-6 (4)
- Yue Yuan (8) beat Arina Rodionova: 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
