Hantuchova advances at Quebec tennis
Top-seeded Daniela beat Ajla Tomljanovic 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 to reach the second round of the WTA Bell Challenge tournament on Tuesday.
- Agence France-Presse
- Updated: September 14, 2011 05:11 PM IST
Top-seeded Daniela Hantuchova beat Ajla Tomljanovic 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 to reach the second round of the WTA Bell Challenge tournament on Tuesday.
No. 2 seed Lucie Safarova, No. 3 Tamira Paszek, No. 5 Sofia Arvidsson and No. 6 Barbora Zahlavova Strycova also advanced in the $220,000 WTA tournament. French qualifier Julie Coin surprised No. 8 seed Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Safarova cruised past American Jill Craybas 6-2, 6-1, and Paszek shaded American Ashley Weinhold 6-0, 4-6, 6-2.
Arvidsson defeated Russia's Elena Bovina 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, and Strycova beat China's Zhang Shuai 6-4, 6-2.
Also Tuesday, Croatia's Mirjana Lucic beat Jamie Hampton of the United States 6-4, 6-2, and American Melanie Oudin lost 6-1, 6-3 to Andrea Hlavackova of the Czech Republic.