Mérida Open: Li makes second round

American Ann Li moved into the second round of the Mérida Open by beating Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz, the No 8 seed, 6-0, 6-4 at the Yucatan Country Club on Monday evening.

Li, ranked No 111, will face the winner of the match between Croat Antonia Ruzic and wildcard Laura Samson next.

Mérida WTA 250, other first-round results (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Antonia Ruzic vs. Laura Samson
• Elizabeth Mandlik vs. Ajla Tomljanovic
• Polina Kudermetova vs. Nadia Podoroska
• Tamara Zidansek vs. Varvara Lepchenko
• Maya Joint vs. Marina Stakusic
• Lesia Tsurenko vs. Anna Blinkova
• Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Ana Sofia Sanchez
• Jule Niemeier vs. Lucrezia Stefanini
• Zeynep Sonmez vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
• Renata Zarazua vs. Akasha Urhobo
• Jil Teichmann vs. Anastasia Tikhonova
• Maja Chwalinska vs. Rebecca Marino
• Tatjana Maria vs. Nina Stojanovic
• Alycia Parks vs. Alina Korneeva
• Robin Montgomery vs. Elsa Jacquemot: monday