WTA Hobart: Frech books spot in second round

Polish qualifier Magdalena Frech reached the second round of the Hobart International by edging out Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 0-6, 6-1, 6-4 at the Hobart’s Domain Tennis Centre on Tuesday.

Frech, ranked No 72 in the world, won in two hours and 46 minutes and will face the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Clara Burel and American Emma Navarro, the second seed, next.

Hobart WTA 250, other first-round matches (Hobart’s Domain Tennis Centre, hard, USD 267,082):

• Marie Bouzkova (5) beat Viktorija Golubic (Q): 6-2, 6-4
• Yue Yuan (Q) beat Sloane Stephens: 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
• Tatjana Maria (9) beat Nadia Podoroska (LL): 6-1, 4-3 ret.
• Yulia Putintseva (Q) beat Elisabetta Cocciaretto: 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 (4)
• Sofia Kenin (6) beat Greet Minnen: 6-3, 6-3
• Viktoriya Tomova (LL) beat Martina Trevisan: 6-3, 6-3
• Caroline Dolehide beat Mayar Sherif: 6-1, 6-4
• Lin Zhu (3) beat Lucia Bronzetti: 7-5, 6-1
• Daria Saville (WC) beat Anna Blinkova: 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
• Elise Mertens (1) beat Danielle Collins: 6-2, 6-3
• Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (Q) beat Camila Osorio (Q): 1-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5
• Varvara Gracheva (8) beat Peyton Stearns: 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-5
• Arantxa Rus beat Linda Fruhvirtova (LL): 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
• Clara Burel vs. Emma Navarro
• Olivia Gadecki vs. Xinyu Wang