Charleston Open: Gracheva reaches second round, Linette next
Varvara Gracheva beat Anna-Lena Friedsam 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Tuesday. She’ll face No 8 seed Magda Linette in the next round
INDIAN WELLS, CA – MARCH 11: Varvara Gracheva serves during the BNP Paribas Open on March 11, 2023 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, CA. (Icon SMI/Panoramic)
Russian Varvara Gracheva moved into the second round of the Charleston Open by winning against German qualifier Anna-Lena Friedsam 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Tuesday.
Gracheva, ranked No 46, will play No 8 seed Magda Linette next.
Charleston WTA 500, other first-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 780.637, most recent results first):
- Shelby Rogers vs. Danielle Collins
- Xiyu Wang vs. Hailey Baptiste
- Leylah Fernandez vs. Evgeniya Rodina
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich vs. Sofia Kenin
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Sabine Lisicki
- Emma Navarro vs. Madison Keys
- Marie Bouzkova vs. Cristina Bucsa
- Catherine McNally vs. Jule Niemeier: tuesday
- Claire Liu vs. Bernarda Pera: tuesday
- Diana Shnaider beat Alycia Parks: 6-4, 6-3
- Paula Badosa (12) beat Mayar Sherif: 6-3, 6-1
- Sloane Stephens beat Louisa Chirico (Q): 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Anna Kalinskaya beat Anhelina Kalinina (11): 7-6 (6), 6-4
- Yulia Putintseva beat Elina Svitolina (WC): 6-7 (3), 6-2, 6-4
- Sachia Vickery (Q) beat Kayla Day (Q): 6-4, 6-2
- Alize Cornet beat Fiona Crawley (WC): 6-0, 6-2
- Katherine Sebov (Q) beat Lauren Davis: 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
- Julia Grabher beat Shuai Zhang (10): 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
- Anna Blinkova beat Anna Bondar: 7-6 (7), 6-2
- Lesia Tsurenko beat Paula Ormaechea (Q): 6-1, 6-1
- Madison Brengle beat Kaia Kanepi: 6-3, 6-4
- Irina-Camelia Begu (15) beat Dalma Galfi: 6-1, 7-5
- Linda Fruhvirtova beat Jil Teichmann (14): 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
