Charleston Open: Gracheva books spot in second round
Varvara Gracheva beat Harriet Dart 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 on Monday. She’ll play No 13 seed Elise Mertens in the next round
Varvara Gracheva – Baptiste Autissier / Panoramic
Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva reached the second round of the Charleston Open by winning against Harriet Dart 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 at the Family Circle Tennis Center on Monday.
Gracheva, ranked No 66, will face No 13 seed Elise Mertens next.
Charleston WTA 500, other first-round results (Family Circle Tennis Center, clay, USD 1.064.510, most recent results first):
- Lauren Davis vs. Jamie Loeb
- Olivia Gadecki vs. Hailey Baptiste
- Shuai Zhang vs. Lucia Bronzetti
- Maria Sakkari vs. Marina Stakusic
- Louisa Chirico vs. Erika Andreeva
- Heather Watson vs. Iryna Shymanovich
- Ann Li vs. Anna Blinkova
- Sofia Kenin vs. Bernarda Pera
- Maria Mateas vs. Veronika Kudermetova
- Ajla Tomljanovic vs. Kyoka Okamura
- Polina Kudermetova vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
- Anhelina Kalinina vs. Catherine McNally
- Katie Volynets vs. Katherine Sebov
- Caroline Dolehide beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 6-4, 6-1
- Robin Montgomery beat Viktoriya Tomova: 6-1, 6-3
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