Guadalajara Open: Shibahara reaches second round

Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara won against Australian qualifier Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 7-6 (4) to advance to the second round of the Guadalajara Open at the Panamerican Tennis Center on Tuesday evening.

Shibahara, ranked No 169, will face No 4 seed Caroline Garcia next.

Guadalajara WTA 500, other first-round results (Panamerican Tennis Center, hard, USD 922.573, most recent results first):

• Emina Bektas vs. Magdalena Frech
• Alexandra Eala vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Marina Stakusic vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
• Caroline Dolehide vs. Martina Trevisan
• Ana Sofia Sanchez vs. Lucrezia Stefanini
• Ashlyn Krueger beat Tatjana Maria: 7-5, 6-2
• Camila Osorio beat Hailey Baptiste: 6-3, 6-2
• Renata Zarazua beat Anhelina Kalinina: 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
• Kamilla Rakhimova beat Aleksandra Krunic (Q): 7-5, 6-0
• Olivia Gadecki (Q) beat Sloane Stephens: 6-4, 6-3
• Veronika Kudermetova (7) beat Sachia Vickery (LL): 6-4, 6-4