WTA Hobart International: Third seed Cornet upset by Italy’s Cocciaretto

Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto reached the second round of the WTA Hobart International with an upset win over Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 3 seed, 6-4, 6-2 at the Domain Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Cocciaretto, ranked No 64, will play her countrywoman Jasmine Paolini next.

Hobart WTA 250, other first-round results (Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 259,303, most recent results first):

• Yulia Putintseva (8) beat Claire Liu: 6-2, 6-4
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz (Q) beat Mayar Sherif: 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
• Jasmine Paolini beat Patricia Maria Tig: 6-3, 6-1
• Xinyu Wang (LL) beat Olivia Gadecki (WC): 6-4, 7-5
• Marie Bouzkova (1) beat Jaqueline Cristian: 7-6 (2), 6-3
• Tatjana Maria beat Talia Gibson (WC): 6-3, 6-2
• Lauren Davis (Q) beat Sloane Stephens (4): 6-2, 6-2
• Anhelina Kalinina (5) beat Rebecca Marino: 6-2, 6-1
• Laura Siegemund beat Tereza Martincova (Q): 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
• Alison Van Uytvanck vs. Magda Linette
• Maryna Zanevska vs. Elise Mertens
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Anna Blinkova
• Lin Zhu vs. Sofia Kenin
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Ysaline Bonaventure
• Bernarda Pera vs. Madison Brengle

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