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yWTA Hobart International 1: Davis beats former US Open champ Stephens
Lauren Davis will face the winner of the match between Slovenian qualifier Tamara Zidansek and Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure in the next round
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Lauren Davis hits a forehand
Qualifier Lauren Davis upset No 4 seed Sloane Stephens 6-2, 6-2 to reach the second round of the WTA Hobart International 1 at the Domain Tennis Centre on Monday.
Davis, ranked No 87, will face the winner of the match between Slovenian qualifier Tamara Zidansek and Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure next.
Hobart WTA 250, other first-round results (Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):
- Anhelina Kalinina (5) beat Rebecca Marino: 6-2, 6-1
- Laura Siegemund beat Tereza Martincova (Q): 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
- Maryna Zanevska vs. Elise Mertens
- Lin Zhu vs. Sofia Kenin
- Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Alize Cornet
- Bernarda Pera vs. Madison Brengle
- Alison Van Uytvanck vs. Magda Linette
- Tamara Zidansek vs. Ysaline Bonaventure
- Claire Liu vs. Yulia Putintseva
- Nuria Parrizas Diaz vs. Mayar Sherif
- Lucia Bronzetti vs. Anna Blinkova
- Patricia Maria Tig vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Xinyu Wang vs. Olivia Gadecki
- Marie Bouzkova vs. Jaqueline Cristian
- Tatjana Maria vs. Talia Gibson
