Midland Open: Monnet makes second round

Frenchwoman Carole Monnet reached the second round of the Midland Open when Belarusian Iryna Shymanovich retired on Monday evening at the Greater Midland Tennis Center.

Carole Monnet led 6-4 when Shymanovich, ranked No 168, pulled out at the Greater Midland Tennis Center on Monday evening.

The 21-year-old Frenchwoman will face the winner of the match between Ann Li and No 3 seed Alycia Parks next.

Midland WTA 125, other first-round results (Greater Midland Tennis Center, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Anna Kalinskaya vs. Heather Watson
• Katie Volynets vs. Tatiana Prozorova
• Rebecca Marino vs. Emiliana Arango
• Arianne Hartono vs. Jana Fett
• Taylor Townsend vs. Raluka Serban
• Mccartney Kessler vs. Emina Bektas
• Katrina Scott vs. Renata Zarazua
• Sophie Chang vs. Yulia Starodubtsewa
• Ann Li vs. Alycia Parks