Jiangxi Open: Fangzhou goes down to lucky loser Yao

Lucky loser Yao Xinxin advanced to the second round of the Jiangxi Open by defeating qualifier Liu Fangzhou 6-2, 6-1 at the Nanchang International Tennis Center on Tuesday.

Yao, ranked No 294, will face top seed Marie Bouzkova next.

Nanchang WTA 250, other first-round matches (Nanchang International Tennis Center, hard, USD 267,082):

• Marie Bouzkova beat Alexandra Eala: 7-5, 7-6 (4)
• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (4) beat Zarina Diyas: 6-4, 6-2
• Elena Pridankina beat Ella Seidel: 6-3, 7-6 (6)
• Kamilla Rakhimova (5) beat Petra Martic: 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
• Linda Fruhvirtova beat Kathinka von Deichmann: 6-0, 7-5
• Tamara Korpatsch beat Priska Nugroho (Q): 6-0, 6-1
• Arantxa Rus (6) beat Yuliia Starodubtseva: 6-4, 6-7 (2), 6-3
• Shuai Zhang vs. Rebecca Sramkova
• Laura Siegemund vs. Moyuka Uchijima

• Mai Hontama vs. Sijia Wei
• Wushuang Zheng vs. Martina Trevisan
• Anna Bondar vs. Arianne Hartono
• Lucia Bronzetti vs. Mananchaya Sawangkaew
• Jana Fett vs. Saisai Zheng
• Xiaodi You vs. Viktorija Golubic

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