Hamburg Open: Sasnovich into second round

Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, the No 4 seed, beat German wildcard Nastasja Schunk 6-1, 6-4 to move into the second round of the Hamburg Open at Am Rothenbaum in Hambourg on Monday evening.

Sasnovich, ranked No 35, will face the winner of the match between Serb Aleksandra Krunic and German qualifier Sabine Lisicki next.

Hambourg WTA 250, other first-round matches (Am Rothenbaum, clay, USD 251.750, most recent results first):

• Joanne Zuger vs. Jule Niemeier
• Elena-Gabriela Ruse vs. Bernarda Pera
• Aleksandra Krunic vs. Sabine Lisicki
• Anett Kontaveit vs. Irina Bara
• Andrea Petkovic (8) beat Tamara Korpatsch: 6-3, 6-3
• Maria Lourdes Carle (Q) beat Eva Lys (WC): 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
• Alexandra Ignatik (Q) beat Nao Hibino (Q): 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
• Barbora Krejcikova (3) beat Suzan Lamens (LL): 6-2, 6-4
• Rebecca Peterson beat Kateryna Baindl (LL): 6-3, 6-0
• Anastasia Potapova beat Varvara Gracheva (6): 7-5, 6-3
• Magdalena Frech beat Anna Kalinskaya: 6-1 ret.
• Misaki Doi beat Oksana Selekhmeteva (Q): 7-6 (10), 6-0
• Maryna Zanevska (7) beat Viktoriya Tomova: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
• Katerina Siniakova beat Daria Kasatkina (2): 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
• Laura Pigossi beat Reka-Luca Jani: 1-6, 6-3, 6-4