Hobart International 1: Van Uytvanck reaches second round

Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck edged out Pole Magda Linette, the No 7 seed, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Hobart International 1 at the Domain Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Van Uytvanck, ranked No 70, will play Chinese lucky loser Xinyu Wang next.

Hobart WTA 250, other first-round results (Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Maryna Zanevska (Q) beat Elise Mertens (2): 6-4, 6-4
• Anna Blinkova (Q) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 6-4, 6-3
• Sofia Kenin (WC) beat Lin Zhu: 6-2, 6-2
• Ysaline Bonaventure beat Tamara Zidansek (Q): 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-2
• Bernarda Pera (6) beat Madison Brengle: 6-4, 6-4
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto beat Alize Cornet (3): 6-4, 6-2
• 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 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