Mumbai Open: Uchijima into second round

Japanese Moyuka Uchijima moved into the second round of the Mumbai Open by winning against Frenchwoman Carole Monnet 6-3, 6-3 at the Cricket Club of India on Tuesday.

Uchijima, ranked No 151, will play the winner of the match between Hungarian Dalma Galfi and Australian Kimberly Birrell, the No 7 seed, next.

Mumbai WTA 125K Series, other first-round matches (Cricket Club of India, hard, USD 115.000):

• Arina Rodionova (4) beat Suzan Lamens: 6-2, 7-5
• Amandine Hesse (Q) beat Lina Glushko (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Polina Kudermetova beat Anastasia Zakharova: 7-6 (8), 6-0
• Sahaja Yamalapalli (WC) beat Kayla Day (1): 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
• Sohyun Park (LL) beat Vaishnavi Adkar (WC): 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
• Laura Pigossi (5) beat Ekaterina Makarova: 6-1, 3-0 ret.
• Alina Korneeva beat Chloe Paquet: 6-1, 6-3
• Arianne Hartono beat Irina Bara: 6-4, 6-4
• Darja Semenistaja (6) beat Panna Udvardy: 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
• Katie Volynets vs. Ankita Raina
• Shrivalli Bhamidipaty vs. Nao Hibino
• Fanny Stollar vs. Storm Hunter
• Dalma Galfi vs. Kimberly Birrell
• Peangtarn Plipuech vs. Rutuja Bhosale
• Anastasia Tikhonova vs. Camilla Rosatello