Mérida Open: Ruzic through to second round
Antonia Ruzic won against Laura Samson 6-4, 6-4 on Monday night and will play American Ann Li in the next round

Croat Antonia Ruzic advanced to the second round of the Mérida Open by winning against wildcard Laura Samson 6-4, 6-4 at the Yucatan Country Club on Monday night.
Ruzic, ranked No 165, will face American Ann Li next.
Mérida WTA 250, other first-round results (Yucatan Country Club, hard, USD 267.082, most recent results first):
- Polina Kudermetova vs. Nadia Podoroska
- Renata Zarazua vs. Akasha Urhobo
- Maya Joint vs. Marina Stakusic
- Lesia Tsurenko vs. Anna Blinkova
- Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Ana Sofia Sanchez
- Zeynep Sonmez vs. Maria Lourdes Carle
- Jule Niemeier vs. Lucrezia Stefanini
- Tamara Zidansek vs. Varvara Lepchenko
- Jil Teichmann beat Anastasia Tikhonova (Q): 6-1, 6-4
- Ajla Tomljanovic (3) beat Elizabeth Mandlik (Q): 7-6 (9), 6-1
- Maja Chwalinska (Q) beat Rebecca Marino: 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
- Alina Korneeva beat Alycia Parks: 6-3, 6-1
- Nina Stojanovic beat Tatjana Maria (7): 6-4, 6-4
- Ann Li beat Nuria Parrizas Diaz (8): 6-0, 6-4
- Elsa Jacquemot beat Robin Montgomery: 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)