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Kasatkina's Russian compatriot Veronika
Kudermetova, the tournament's eighth seed, had an easier time of
it in her first-round match. She posted a 6-3, 7-6 (4) win over
England's Harriet Dart.
Also reaching the second round were Linda Noskova of the Czech
Republic, Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Greece's Despina
Papamichail and Japan's Misaki Doi.
Ningbo Open
No. 1 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia overcame a stern test from
Frenchwoman Diane Parry before securing a 7-6 (3), 7-5 win in a
first-round match in Ningbo, China.
Jabeur dispatched Parry in two hours, 16 minutes to advance to
face German Tamara Korpatsch, who defeated British qualifier
Jodie Burrage, 6-2, 7-6 (1).
While No. 3 Sorana Cirstea of Romania posted a 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 win
over Claire Liu, fifth-seeded Varvara Gracheva of France and
sixth-seeded Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands were not as
fortunate. Valeria Savinykh seized a 7-5, 7-5 win over Gracheva
and fellow Russian Kamilla Rakhimova notched a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3
victory over Rus.
--Field Level Media
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