Charleston Open: Lucky loser Sharma books spot in second round
Astra Sharma won against Arina Rodionova 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday evening and will face No 16 seed Lesia Tsurenko in the next round
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Lucky loser Astra Sharma reached the second round of the Charleston Open by winning against Arina Rodionova 6-4, 6-1 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Tuesday.
Sharma, ranked No 135, will play No 16 seed Lesia Tsurenko next.
Charleston WTA 500, other first-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Gabriela Lee
- Danielle Collins vs. Paula Badosa
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Kayla Day
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Ana Bogdan
- Sloane Stephens beat Magdalena Frech: 6-0, 6-2
- Taylor Townsend vs. Sofia Kenin: tuesday
- Varvara Gracheva (Q) beat Clervie Ngounoue (WC): 6-2, 6-1
- Shelby Rogers (WC) beat Claire Liu (Q): 6-1, 6-1
- Katie Volynets (Q) beat Arantxa Rus: 6-2, 6-7 (6), 7-6 (6)
- Amanda Anisimova beat Alize Cornet: 6-3, 6-0
- Jaqueline Cristian beat Sachia Vickery (Q): 6-1, 6-4
- Caroline Wozniacki (WC) beat Mccartney Kessler (LL): 6-0, 6-1
- Daria Saville (Q) beat Tamara Korpatsch: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
- Viktoriya Tomova beat Mayar Sherif: 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
- Magda Linette beat Petra Martic: 6-3, 6-4
