Guangzhou Open: Seidel goes down to qualifier Sawangkaew in first round

Thai qualifier Mananchaya Sawangkaew moved into the second round of the Guangzhou Open by defeating German lucky loser Ella Seidel 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 at the Nansha International Tennis Center on Tuesday.

Sawangkaew, ranked No 163, will play the winner of the match between Chinese Yue Yuan, the No 3 seed, and Belgian Greet Minnen next.

Guangzhou WTA 250, other first-round matches (Nansha International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267,082):

• Bernarda Pera beat Alexandra Eala (Q): 6-0, 6-3
• Xiyu Wang beat Arantxa Rus: 6-2, 6-4
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (7) beat Jana Fett (Q): 6-4, 6-3
• Han Shi (WC) beat Jessika Ponchet (Q): 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-3
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Elina Avanesyan (4): 6-1, 6-4
• Diane Parry (5) beat Emina Bektas (LL): 6-3, 6-2
• Jaqueline Cristian beat Viktorija Golubic: 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
• Olga Danilovic beat Erika Andreeva: 6-4, 6-4
• Sijia Wei (WC) beat Rebecca Sramkova (6): 6-1, 6-4
• Shuai Zhang vs. Kamilla Rakhimova
• Suzan Lamens vs. Marie Bouzkova
• Yue Yuan vs. Greet Minnen
• Katerina Siniakova vs. Petra Martic
• Elena Pridankina vs. Caroline Dolehide
• Anna Bondar vs. Alycia Parks

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