Palermo Open: Muchova through to second round as Kawa retires

No 2 seed Karolina Muchova moved into the second round of the Palermo Open when Pole qualifier Katarzyna Kawa retired on Monday.

Muchova, ranked No 35, led 7-6 (14), 5-1 when Kawa, ranked No 192, pulled out at A.S.D. Country Time Club.

The Czech will play qualifier Noma Noha Akugue next.

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

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