Canberra Open: Ito books spot in second round

Japanese Aoi Ito, the No 7 seed, reached the second round of the Canberra Open by winning against Russian Maria Timofeeva 6-4, 7-5 at the Canberra Tennis Centre.

Ito, ranked No 126, will play Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich next.

Canberra WTA 125K Series, other first-round results (Canberra Tennis Centre, hard, USD 164.000, most recent results first):

• Arianne Hartono vs. Anna Bondar
• Ipek Oz vs. Taylah Preston
• Dalma Galfi vs. Daria Snigur
• Danka Kovinic vs. Sara Saito
• Simona Waltert vs. Darja Semenistaja
• Elsa Jacquemot vs. Emerson Jones
• Nina Stojanovic vs. Solana Sierra
• Alexandra Eala vs. Sinja Kraus
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz vs. Jana Fett
• Mananchaya Sawangkaew vs. Ella Seidel
• Oksana Selekhmeteva vs. Petra Martic
• Petra Hule (WC) beat Anastasia Zakharova (3): 6-3, 6-3
• Marina Stakusic (6) beat Antonia Ruzic: 0-6, 7-6 (1), 6-1
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Jil Teichmann: 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
• Sijia Wei beat Lizette Cabrera (WC): 6-3, 6-4

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