Bad Homburg Open: Haddad Maia moves into second round, Svitolina next

Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia advanced to the second round of the Bad Homburg Open by winning against American lucky loser Ashlyn Krueger 6-1, 6-4 at the Bad Homburg vor der Höhe on Tuesday.

Haddad Maia, ranked No 21, will play Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, the No 7 seed, next.

Bad Homburg WTA 500, other first-round results (Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, grass, USD 1.064.510, most recent results first):

• Victoria Azarenka (Q) beat Laura Siegemund (WC): 6-2, 6-2
• Naomi Osaka (WC) beat Olga Danilovic (Q): 7-6 (6), 7-6 (4)
• Katerina Siniakova (Q) beat Veronika Kudermetova (LL): 7-6 (4), 7-5
• Donna Vekic beat Diana Shnaider (6): 6-3, 6-3
• Ekaterina Alexandrova (8) beat Belinda Bencic: 6-1, 6-2
• Linda Noskova beat Ajla Tomljanovic (Q): 6-3, 6-2
• Clara Tauson beat Magdalena Frech: 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-3
• Elina Svitolina beat Elise Mertens: 7-5, 6-4
• Leylah Fernandez beat Tatjana Maria (WC): 6-0, 7-6 (1)
• Emma Navarro (5) beat Marta Kostyuk: 6-2, 7-5
• Maria Sakkari (WC) beat Yulia Putintseva: 7-5, 7-6 (6)