Slovenia Open: Juvan knocks out sixth seed Cornet in round one
Kaja Juvan beat Alize Cornet 7-6 (5), 6-3, 0-0 on Tuesday evening. She’ll play Italian Jasmine Paolini in the next round
Kaja Juvan in action during 2022 Internationaux de Strasbourg (Panoramic)
Kaja Juvan thrilled her home crowd at the Slovenia Open as she beat sixth seed Alize Cornet of France 7-6 (5), 6-3, 0-0 at Tennis Arena Portoroz on Tuesday.
Juvan, ranked No 72, will play Italian Jasmine Paolini next.
Portoroz WTA 125, other first-round results (Tennis Arena Portoroz, hard, EUR 203.024, most recent results first):
- Martina Trevisan vs. Katerina Siniakova
- Tamara Zidansek vs. Anastasia Zakharova
- Cristina Bucsa beat Petra Marcinko (WC): 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Jasmine Paolini beat Tara Wurth (Q): 7-5, 6-1
- Anna-Lena Friedsam (Q) beat Elizabeth Mandlik (WC): 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Tereza Martincova beat Harriet Dart (LL): 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Elena Rybakina (3) beat Laura Siegemund: 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (8)
- Jodie Burrage beat Aleksandra Krunic: 6-4, 6-4
- Ana Bogdan beat Ajla Tomljanovic (8): 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
- Lesia Tsurenko beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q): 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
- Diane Parry beat Donna Vekic: 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Emma Raducanu (1) beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-2, 5-3 ret.
- Beatriz Haddad Maia (2) beat Clara Tauson: 7-6 (3), 6-3
- Anastasia Potapova beat Claire Liu: 6-4, 7-6 (5)
- Ekaterina Alexandrova (5) beat Marta Kostyuk: 7-6 (5), 5-7, 7-5
