Stuttgart Open: Paolini books spot in second round, breadstick and bagel for Errani

Jasmine Paolini reached the second round of the Stuttgart Open by defeating qualifier Sara Errani 6-1, 6-0 at the Porsche-Arena on Tuesday.

Paolini, ranked No 14, will face the winner of the match between Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova and Tunisian Ons Jabeur, the No 7 seed, next.

Stuttgart WTA 500, other first-round results (Porsche-Arena, clay, USD 802.237, most recent results first):

• Liudmila Samsonova vs. Anastasia Potapova
• Marta Kostyuk vs. Laura Siegemund
• Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Ons Jabeur
• Emma Raducanu vs. Angelique Kerber
• Linda Noskova vs. Jelena Ostapenko
• Tatjana Maria vs. Elise Mertens
• Marketa Vondrousova vs. Donna Vekic
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Sorana Cirstea
• Veronika Kudermetova beat Barbora Krejcikova: 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
• Paula Badosa beat Diana Shnaider (Q): 6-3, 6-4
• Sachia Vickery (Q) beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q): 7-6 (2), 7-5