Lyon Open: Kovinic books spot in second round

Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, the No 7 seed, reached the second round of the Lyon Open by beating Swiss Viktorija Golubic 6-1, 6-4 at the Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon on Tuesday.

Kovinic, ranked No 67, will face Hungarian Anna Bondar next.

Lyon WTA 250, other first-round results (Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon, USD 259.303, most recent results first):

• Rebeka Masarova vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Alison Van Uytvanck vs. Tamara Korpatsch
• Ana Bogdan vs. Clara Burel
• Caroline Garcia vs. Tereza Martincova
• Madison Brengle vs. Shuai Zhang
• Alycia Parks vs. Julia Grabher: tuesday
• Anna Bondar beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz: 6-4, 6-4
• Erika Andreeva (Q) beat Anna Blinkova (8): 6-7 (3), 6-4, 4-0 ret.
• Jule Niemeier beat Olga Danilovic (Q): 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
• Petra Martic (4) beat Kristina Mladenovic (WC): 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
• Linda Noskova (Q) beat Garbine Muguruza (WC): 6-1, 6-4
• Anastasia Potapova (5) beat Marina Bassols Ribera (Q): 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
• Camila Osorio beat Alize Cornet (3): 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
• Maryna Zanevska beat Dalma Galfi: 6-1, 7-6 (3)
• Mayar Sherif (6) beat Ana Konjuh (Q): 6-2, 3-2 ret.