Charleston Open: Tomova advances to second round, faces Sakkari next
Viktoriya Tomova beat Mayar Sherif 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 on Monday evening. She’ll play No 3 seed Maria Sakkari in the next round

Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova reached the second round of the Charleston Open by defeating Egyptian Mayar Sherif 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Monday.
Tomova, ranked No 74, will play No 3 seed Maria Sakkari next.
Charleston WTA 500, other first-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 922.573, most recent results first):
- Danielle Collins vs. Paula Badosa
- Magdalena Frech vs. Sloane Stephens
- Arina Rodionova vs. Astra Sharma
- Caroline Dolehide vs. Kayla Day
- Ashlyn Krueger vs. Gabriela Lee
- Taylor Townsend vs. Sofia Kenin
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Ana Bogdan
- Varvara Gracheva vs. Clervie Ngounoue
- Claire Liu vs. Shelby Rogers
- Arantxa Rus vs. Katie Volynets
- Alize Cornet vs. Amanda Anisimova
- Sachia Vickery vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Caroline Wozniacki vs. Mccartney Kessler: monday
- Tamara Korpatsch vs. Daria Saville: monday
- Magda Linette beat Petra Martic: 6-3, 6-4