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Bertens, the world No. 6 from the Netherlands,
needed just 59 minutes to defeat the Italian qualifier 6-2, 6-1.
Bertens had just 11 unforced errors compared to 21 for Trevisan.
"It's always tough for the first match on clay," Bertens told
WTAtennis.com. "In the beginning, I was searching for the rhythm
and not putting too much on the ball. From there, I started
playing a little bit more aggressive, and in the end, I was
happy with my game."
It was Bertens' first match of the season on clay, while
Trevisan was playing in her fourth of the week. Bertens will
next face either No. 15 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece or former
champion Andrea Petkovic of Germany, who each won on Tuesday.
Top seed Sloane Stephens of the United States also moved on
after defeating Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4) in
a hard-fought match that went 2 hours and 37 minutes.
In other seeded action Tuesday, No. 11 seed Danielle Collins
shut down Madison Brengle, 6-1, 6-3, in a battle of Americans,
while No. 12 Mihaela Buzarnescu of Romania needed three sets to
defeat Poland's Magdalena Frech, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5. Sakkari also
went to three sets against Switzerland's Conny Perrin, 7-5, 3-6,
6-1, and Petra Martic, the 16 seed from Croatia, outlasted
Amanda Anisimova, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1.
Abierto GNP Seguros
The No. 2 seed in Monterrey, Mexico, had a much more difficult
time in the first match of her title defense, as Garbine
Muguruza came back from deficits in both sets to defeat
Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania.
Muguruza, from Spain, rallied from a double-break deficit in the
first set and was twice a break down in the second, saving a
total of three set points before prevailing, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
"It was a tough match for the first round. With all the
conditions, I just had to fight and never lose the hope,"
Muguruza said afterward. "I have five matches in total. Today
was the first one, and I'm looking forward (to defending my
title) one by one."
Muguruza will next face Russia's Margarita Gasparyan, who rolled
past Mexican wild-card Victoria Rodriguez, 6-1, 6-0 on Monday.
Also moving on Tuesday were No. 1 seed Angelique Kerber of
Germany, who battled Kristina Kucova of Slovakia, 7-6 (4), 6-2;
No. 3 seed and four-time winner Anastasia Pavlyuchenko, who lost
just three games to fellow Russian Anna Blinkova, 6-0, 6-3;
while No. 7 seed Kristina Mladenovic of France got past
Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5).
In other seeded action, Belarus No. 5 Victoria Azarenka defeated
Japan's Miyu Kato 6-4, 6-2, while American No. 4 Alison Riske
fell to countrywoman Sachia Vickery 7-6 (6), 6-1.
--Field Level Media
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