Charleston Open: Gracheva books spot in second round

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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