Austin Open: Wang moves into second round

Chinese Xiyu Wang, the No 6 seed, moved into the second round of the Austin Open by winning against Argentinian Nadia Podoroska 7-5, 6-4 at the Westwood Country Club on Tuesday evening.

Wang, ranked No 64, will play Latvian Darja Semenistaja next.

Austin WTA 250, other first-round results (Westwood Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Danielle Collins vs. Olivia Gadecki
• Peyton Stearns vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
• Anastasija Sevastova vs. Julia Riera
• Rebecca Marino vs. Sachia Vickery
• Katie Volynets vs. Renata Zarazua: tuesday
• Anhelina Kalinina vs. Sara Bejlek: tuesday
• 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