Palermo Open: Erika Andreeva eases past Semenistaja to move into second round

Russian Erika Andreeva beat Latvian Darja Semenistaja 6-1, 6-2 to reach the second round of the Palermo Open at A.S.D. Country Time Club.

Andreeva, ranked No 92, will play Ann Li next.

Palermo WTA 250, other first-round results (A.S.D. Country Time Club, clay, USD 267.082, most recent results first):

• Jaqueline Cristian (7) beat Julia Riera: 6-3, 6-2
• Lucia Bronzetti beat Elsa Jacquemot: 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
• Ann Li beat Peyton Stearns (3): 3-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2
• Petra Martic beat Emiliana Arango: 6-2, 6-3
• Qinwen Zheng (1) beat Sara Errani: 6-3, 6-2
• Ajla Tomljanovic (WC) beat Mayar Sherif: 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
• Diane Parry (4) beat Olivia Gadecki (Q): 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Arantxa Rus (5) beat Martina Trevisan: 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2
• Maria Lourdes Carle beat Tatjana Maria (8): 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
• Chloe Paquet beat Saisai Zheng: 6-3, 6-3
• Irina-Camelia Begu beat Marina Bassols Ribera: 6-0, 6-0
• Karolina Muchova (2) beat Katarzyna Kawa (Q): 7-6 (14), 5-1 ret.
• Jil Teichmann (Q) beat Mia Ristic (Q): 6-1, 6-1
• Astra Sharma beat Anna Blinkova (6): 6-0, 7-5
• Noma Noha Akugue (Q) beat Mona Barthel (Q): 6-4, 2-6, 6-2