Hong Kong Open: Lansere makes second round, faces Mertens next
The Russian defeated Hong Yi Cody Wong 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday
Sofya Lansere at the 2023 Hamburg European Open
Russian qualifier Sofya Lansere reached the second round of the Hong Kong Open by winning against wildcard Hong Yi Cody Wong 6-4, 6-0 on Wednesday.
Lansere, ranked No 271 in the world, will play Belgian Elise Mertens, the No 3 seed, next.
Seoul WTA 250, other first-round matches (Hard, USD 259,303):
- Alina Korneeva (Q) beat Valeria Savinykh: 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
- Elise Mertens beat Daria Saville (Q): 6-1, 6-4
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (2) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich: 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-6 (3)
- Magdalena Frech beat Anna Danilina (Q): 6-2, 6-2
- Sara Sorribes Tormo beat Ho Ching Wu (WC): 6-1, 6-0
- Xinyu Wang (4) beat Elina Avanesyan: 6-2, 4-1 ret.
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Jana Fett: 6-0, 6-0
- Linda Fruhvirtova beat Peyton Stearns (7): 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
- Leylah Fernandez beat Victoria Azarenka (1): 2-6, 6-3 ret.
- Martina Trevisan (6) beat Cristina Bucsa: 7-5, 6-2
- Anna Blinkova (5) beat Yulia Putintseva: 6-4, 2-6, 5-1 ret.
- Priscilla Hon beat Eudice Wong Chong (WC): 7-5, 7-5
- Kamilla Rakhimova beat Varvara Gracheva (8): 6-3, 6-2
- Mirra Andreeva beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-4, 6-3
- Katerina Siniakova beat Xiyu Wang: 6-4, 7-6 (7)
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