WTA Hobart International: Putintseva advances to second round

Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 8 seed, moved into the second round of the WTA Hobart International by defeating American Claire Liu 6-2, 6-4 at the Domain Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Putintseva, ranked No 51, will play the winner of the match between Spanish qualifier Nuria Parrizas Diaz and Egyptian Mayar Sherif next.

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

• 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
• Bernarda Pera vs. Madison Brengle
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Ysaline Bonaventure
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Alize Cornet
• Nuria Parrizas Diaz vs. Mayar Sherif

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