Belgian Elise Mertens moved into the second round of the Stuttgart Open by beating Belarusian qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Porsche-Arena on Monday.
Mertens, ranked No 29, will face the winner of the match between qualifier Veronika Kudermetova and No 8 seed Diana Shnaider next.
Stuttgart WTA 500, other first-round results (Porsche-Arena, clay, EUR 925.661, most recent results first):
- Donna Vekic vs. Jana Fett
- Jelena Ostapenko vs. Dayana Yastremska
- Emma Navarro vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
- Magdalena Frech vs. Sara Errani
- Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Mirra Andreeva vs. Erika Andreeva
- Eva Lys vs. Jasmine Paolini
- Jule Niemeier vs. Laura Siegemund
- Tatjana Maria vs. Ella Seidel
- Veronika Kudermetova vs. Diana Shnaider
- Anastasia Potapova vs. Clara Tauson
