Rouen Open: Rakhimova moves into second round

Kamilla Rakhimova beat Anna Blinkova 7-6 (4), 6-1 to move into the second round of the Rouen Open at Kindarena on Wednesday afternoon.

Rakhimova, ranked No 121, will play Chloe Paquet next.

Rouen WTA 125, other first-round results (Kindarena, hard, USD 115.000, most recent results first):

• Leolia Jeanjean vs. Anna Karolina Schmiedlova
• Jaqueline Cristian vs. Kristina Mladenovic
• Viktorija Golubic (5) beat Erika Andreeva (LL): 7-6 (3), 7-5
• Maryna Zanevska (7) beat Sara Errani: 7-5, 6-7 (4), 7-5
• Chloe Paquet beat Diane Parry (2): 6-4, 6-7, 6-1
• Elsa Jacquemot (WC) beat Harmony Tan: 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Viktoriya Tomova (10) beat Simona Waltert: 6-3, 6-4
• Ana Konjuh (LL) beat Dayana Yastremska: 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
• Cristina Bucsa beat Vitalia Diatchenko: 6-4, 6-2
• Jessika Ponchet (Q) beat Alice Robbe (WC): 6-1, 6-2
• Catherine McNally (Q) beat Oceane Dodin: 6-2, 6-3
• Misaki Doi beat Lucia Bronzetti (3): 6-3, 6-1
• Varvara Gracheva beat Dalma Galfi (8): 6-0, 6-2
• Tamara Korpatsch beat Olga Danilovic (Q): 6-3, 6-0
• Harriet Dart (9) beat Daria Snigur: 7-5, 6-2