Charleston Open 125: Masarova beats Rus to book spot in second round
Rebeka Masarova edged out Arantxa Rus 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in Charleston and will play Emina Bektas in the next round
Rebeka Masarova (Zuma/Panoramic)
Spaniard Rebeka Masarova advanced to the second round of the Charleston Open 125 by edging out Dutchwoman Arantxa Rus, the second seed, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 at the Family Circle Tennis Center.
Masarova, ranked No 96, will play Emina Bektas next.
Charleston WTA 125K Series, other first-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):
- Yanina Wickmayer vs. Sara Errani
- Arina Rodionova vs. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
- Mai Hontama vs. Yafan Wang
- Erika Andreeva vs. Clara Tauson
- Alize Cornet vs. Marina Bassols Ribera
- Dalayna Hewitt vs. Diana Shnaider
- Nao Hibino vs. Harriet Dart
- Lin Zhu vs. Mccartney Kessler
- Jaqueline Cristian vs. Olivia Gadecki
- Madison Sieg vs. Oceane Dodin
- Martina Trevisan vs. Renata Zarazua
- Tamara Korpatsch vs. Greet Minnen: monday
- Kayla Day vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich: monday
- Kamilla Rakhimova beat Louisa Chirico (WC): 6-4, 6-4
- Emina Bektas beat Maria Mateas (WC): 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
