Charleston Open 125: Wang books spot in second round

Chinese Yafan Wang, the No 6 seed, beat Japanese lucky loser Mai Hontama 7-6 (6), 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Charleston Open 125 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Tuesday evening.

Wang, ranked No 66, will face Italian Sara Errani next.

Charleston WTA 125K Series, other first-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Elisabetta Cocciaretto (4) beat Arina Rodionova: 6-3, 6-2
• Sara Errani beat Yanina Wickmayer: 6-3, 6-2
• Erika Andreeva (Q) beat Clara Tauson: 6-3, 6-0
• Marina Bassols Ribera (Q) beat Alize Cornet: 7-5, 6-1
• Nao Hibino (9) beat Harriet Dart: 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
• Diana Shnaider (7) beat Dalayna Hewitt (WC): 6-2, 6-4
• Mccartney Kessler (Q) beat Lin Zhu (5): 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
• Jaqueline Cristian beat Olivia Gadecki (Q): 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
• Oceane Dodin beat Madison Sieg (WC): 6-3, 6-2
• Martina Trevisan (3) beat Renata Zarazua: 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
• Greet Minnen beat Tamara Korpatsch (8): 6-2, 6-4
• Rebeka Masarova beat Arantxa Rus (2): 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
• Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Kayla Day: 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
• Kamilla Rakhimova beat Louisa Chirico (WC): 6-4, 6-4
• Emina Bektas beat Maria Mateas (WC): 6-1, 4-6, 6-1