WTA Parma Open: Davis books spot in second round defeating local hero Errani

American Lauren Davis beat Italian wildcard Sara Errani 7-5, 7-5 to advance to the second round of the Parma Open at the Tennis Club Parma on Monday evening.

Davis, ranked No 99, will face the winner of the match between Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo and Italian Martina Trevisan, the second seed, next.

Parma WTA 250, other first-round matches (Tennis Club Parma, clay, EUR 203.204, most recent results first):

• Sara Sorribes Tormo vs. Martina Trevisan
• Matilde Paoletti vs. Gabriela Lee
• Jasmine Paolini vs. Jule Niemeier
• Anna Bondar vs. Mayar Sherif
• Viktoriya Tomova vs. Irina-Camelia Begu
• Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Nuria Parrizas Diaz
• Danka Kovinic vs. Oceane Dodin
• Arantxa Rus vs. Panna Udvardy
• Simona Waltert vs. Tamara Zidansek
• Maryna Zanevska vs. Lucia Bronzetti
• Dalma Galfi vs. Erika Andreeva
• Maria Sakkari (1) beat Kateryna Baindl (Q): 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Q) beat Reka Luca Jani (Q): 6-2, 6-4
• Ana Bogdan (6) beat Laura Pigossi: 6-1, 6-2
• Sloane Stephens (4) beat Magdalena Frech: 3-6, 6-3, 6-4