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Boulter, 21, is ranked 118th in the world. She
plays mostly on the second-tier ITF circuit, though she did earn
a first-round win at Wimbledon this summer before falling to
18th-seeded Naomi Osaka of Japan.
Allie Kiick was the only one of three Americans in action Monday
who advanced. Kiick defeated China's Xinyun Han 6-2, 6-3.
Germany's Andrea Petkovic blew out American Jamie Loeb 6-1, 6-1,
and Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova eased past American Kristie Ahn
6-2, 6-1. Kuznetsova, 33, won the 2004 U.S. Open and the 2009
French Open.
Hungary's Fanny Stollar defeated Japan's Mayo Hibi 6-1, 7-6 (6).
The last match of the evening was suspended due to rain with
sixth-seeded Belinda Bencic of Switzerland leading Great
Britain's Harriet Dart 7-5, 4-1.
Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic
Belarus' Victoria Azarenka, a two-time Grand Slam champion
looking to regain her top form, pulled out a tight victory in
the first round at San Jose, Calif.
Azarenka edged Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3, 6-7 (7), 7-5
in 2 hours, 43 minutes.
After giving birth to a son in December 2016, Azarenka missed
most of last season, in part due to a custody battle. She is
currently ranked 108th in the world, with her only impressive
result this year a semifinal appearance at Miami.
In other first-round action, Danielle Collins defeated Danielle
Lao 7-6 (2), 6-3 in a battle of Americans, and American Sofia
Kenin topped Paraguay's Veronica Cepede Royg 6-4, 6-4.
Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic and Greece's Maria Sakkari also
advanced.
--Field Level Media
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